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Jesus the Christ, 



BEING A 



Detailed Account of the Manner of 
his Birth, . 

AND OF 

All that he Did and Suffered up to the Time 
of his Crucifixion. 

Dictated by Himself. 



BOSTON: 
W. F. BROWN & CO., PRINTERS, 

No. so BROMFIELD STREET. 
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True History 



OF 



Jesus the Christ 



BEING A 



Detailed Account of the Manner of 
his Birth, 

AND OF 

All that he Did and Suffered up to the Time 
of his Crucifixion. 

Dictated by Himself. 



BOSTON: 
W. F. BROWN & CO., PRINTERS, 

No. 50 BROMFIELD STREET. 
1874. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The circumstances under which the revelations contained in this 
pamphlet, and in those that are to follow it were given, may be 
described as follows : 

The writer, who may be more properly termed the amanuensis, 
being under treatment for illness by what is called a medium or 
clairvoyant, from time to time received through him communica- 
tions purporting to come from many different historical personages, 
some of whom had lived many centuries since, thus in the Middle 
Ages, and down to the present time, comprising details of their lives 
upon earth, and of their experiences after death. The communi- 
cations were given by the medium whilst in a state of trance. The 
spirit or intelligence speaking through him, always being the same, 
and relating what was stated to be told to him, as coming from 
each of the different spirits, as Constantine, Richard Hid, Alexan- 
der the Vlth, Confucius, &c. The medium had had simply a com- 
mon school education obtained at a country school previous to the 
age of fourteen, but as he stated, and as certainly appeared, had no 
knowledge of history ; so that even the names of most of those that 
the communications purported to come from, were unknown to 
him. e.g. He said he had seen the name of Lucretia Borgia on 
a play bill, (he did not say opera,) and knew nothing apparently of 
her history. As is common, the medium was entirely unconscious 
of what he had said during his trance, and manifested always a 
desire to hear and know what had been said by himself. The 
writer may be said to be of rather a skeptical turn of mind, and 



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has endeavored from time to time, by cross-questioning, and close 
observation, to determine if by possibility, the medium had, or 
could have a knowledge of historical matters, which were given. 
e.g., the cross seen by Constantine, and other things which are 
familiar to readers of history and which were related by the 
medium, but of which he in the normal state knew nothing. The 
communications which were received, were so many, and so vari- 
ous, and comprised so many facts in history, and also descriptions 
of the state, condition and punishment after death, of those who 
are known in history as great criminals, (which certainly may be 
said to exceed in variety and ingenuity, the descriptions given by 
Dante ;) that on simply natural grounds, as we understand the laws 
of nature, it seems very difficult to account for them. The revela- 
tion must have come from the medium, who professed and so far 
as can be ascertained, is and was entirely ignorant of the matter 
related, or from the mind of the writer unconsciously ; or from 
some other and outside intelligence. Probably there may have 
been many other cases of a similar character, which the experience 
of other investigators may show. 

But it may be presumed that there are none which have given 
so important revelations as are now to be described. During the 
time whilst the communications which have been mentioned were 
being given, it was stated that Jesus Christ was present, and from 
him were received revelations and directions which were consistent 
with the knowledge # that we have of him from the Scriptures. 
After a time, it was stated as coming from him, that he would give 
through the medium, a narrative of his life, from the time of his 
birth to the time of his crucifixion. The conditions on which it 
was promised to be given were, that the writer should write it out, 
and that it be subjected to his supervision, and should then be 
published at the writer's expense, and that a limited number of 
copies should be distributed gratis to persons of independent minds 
who would favor reform, and to public libraries, and that the re- 
mainder of the edition should be disposed of at the cost of publica- , 
tion, anonymously. 



Introduction. 5 

The writer accepted these conditions, and this pamphlet, and 
those that are to follow it, will be what has been given through the 
medium, as coming directly from Jesus Christ. It is probable, and 
natural, that the revelations will be looked upon by many readers 
with incredulity. It will be admitted however, that the gravity and 
importance of them are such, that no amount of authority which 
could be possible, would add to the probability of their truth, any 
more than that the insignificance of the channel through which 
they come, would detract from it. The tree must be judged by its 
fruit, and if the statements and doctrines contained in this, and the 
series of pamphlets or tracts which are to follow it, agree, and 
uphold the doctrines taught in the New Testament, it may at least 
be supposed to come from a high and good source. The fact that 
the name of the writer, and that of the communicator or medium, 
is not to be made public, and that neither of them are to receive 
either profit or fame from the writings, but that on the contrary, 
a very considerable expense is incurred by their publication, will 
show that at any rate the object is a disinterested one. The whole 
of these matters are so strange and new, that some explanation 
may be needed to understand allusions, and portions of addresses 
that appear. It was stated through the medium, that within the 
last fifteen or twenty years only, have communications subsisted be- 
tween the planets of our solar system, with each other, and with the 
sun of our system, and also with other suns, not only suns in what 
we call the milky-way, with Sirius and others, but with great suns 
as far beyond the milky-way as that is from us. And these suns 
described as being fifty, sixty, seventy-five, and eighty-five times 
larger than our sun, and increasing in size up to sixteen to seventy- 
six thousand times the size of our sun. As a rule, the inhabitants of 
the larger planets and suns, are described as being large also, some- 
what in proportion to the size of the planet or sun to which they be- 
long, e.g. Men of Jupiter are said to be ten feet in height, of our 
sun twelve feet, of Sirius about the same, of suns in the milky-way 
fourteen feet, and the great suns beyond, fifteen and sixteen up to 
twenty feet, whilst those of earth in the same proportion are six feet. 



6 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

It will be shown in the revelations which are to follow, that at 
about the same time that our Saviour appeared upon the earth, 
Christs were also sent to other suns and planets, some of the very 
largest suns receiving a number of Christs, each corresponding 
somewhat in proportion to its size, some of the great suns having 
ten, and others fifteen and twenty-five Christs, whilst Mercury and 
Venus, and all of our system, had each one. Although in some 
cases the large suns also had but one Christ. 

But it was conceded by all, that Jesus Christ was the superior 
to all, and the great object of the visits made to the earth by the 
Christs and rulers and their followers from the different suns and 
planets, was to learn from him secrets, which had been hid from the 
foundation of the world, and of their worlds. 

The entrance or approach of Jesus was described in the begin- 
ning, as coming, preceded by the Apostles, and surrounded by chil- 
dren strewing flowers in his path, and singing hymns, and followed 
by the prophets, and patriarchs, and others. Always coming in from 
the north west, and proceeding down what appeared an inclined 
plane. Electricians, as they were termed, who acted as police, 
having first prepared a circle of fire, or rather of electricity, around 
the medium, having but one guarded entrance, through which none 
could pass but those having a certain degree of virtue. Outside of 
this circle were gathered a multitude of the lower spirits, who were 
attracted by the hope of seeing and hearing Jesus, and a long line 
of the lower spirits, outside of the circle, some three or four, even 
eleven hours previous to the time of meeting, stationed themselves 
kneeling on each side of the path that he was expected to take, 
hoping to receive from him a blessing, and that he might place his 
hand upon their heads as he passed along. And on the inside of 
the circle, on each side of the pathway, were kneeling figures, all 
desirous of receiving the blessing. His countenance and person 
were described as shedding forth light surpassing that of the sun. 
At the beginning the number of spirits was represented at from 
fifty to sixty thousand inside and outside of the circle, but as the 
Christs and rulers from other planets and suns appeared in the pro- 



Introduction. 7 

cession the numbers fast increased, and as the Christs from other 
planets and suns came, they were described as always being near 
to Jesus, (the light from them being inferior,) they also as they 
passed along blessing the kneeling multitude that lined the passage 
to the point where Jesus was to speak. As the revelations con- 
tinued, great additions of numbers occurred, so that at the time 
that this introduction is written, the procession which came in was 
estimated at two hundred thousand, those already within the circle 
at two hundred thousand, and outside one hundred and fifty thou- 
sand, making upwards of half a million of spirits inside, and outside 
of the circle, and now at the date of this publication twenty-five 
hundred millions. As the procession approached, it was described 
as being attended by two bands of music, that were brought by 
the Christs and rulers of two of the great suns far beyond the 
milky-way, and the music was reported as far superior to any that 
our system produced. Later the musicians were numbered by thou- 
sands. At the commencement of the revelations, notes were taken 
only of the portion that was intended for the inhabitants of earth. 
But as the interest of the portion particularly addressed to the 
spiritual auditors deepened, it was proposed that notes should also 
be taken of the parts more directly addressed to them. Whence 
it will be observed, that after a time, each session is divided into 
the opening, the continuation, and the closing ; the first and last of 
which are more or less directed to the audience of spirits, the pre- 
face that contains these having been written later. 

It may well be asked, if these revelations are true' and necessary 
to the world, why were they not brought forward before ? And 
what reason have we to believe in them now ? 

It is alleged, that although communications have existed in a 
greater or less degree always between the spiritual and mortal 
world, that the means or medium by which they could be made, 
has not been reliable. 

Suppose an individual to have the peculiar organization to fit 
him or her to convey the ideas of the spiritual world to the mortal. 
It appears that there is no law to prevent the evil, as well as the 



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good spiritual existences, to take possession of him or her. This 
being the case, it will be seen that it would follow that all kinds of 
contradictory assertions and statements would be made ; spirits 
assuming to be Shakespeare, Byron, Webster, even Jesus himself, 
would occupy the medium, and give forth utterances which all can 
see could never have originated from these sources. And thence, 
as has become the case, most of the communications are looked 
upon by people of sense and judgment as unworthy of notice. 

The peculiar conditions of this medium or communicator, are 
claimed to be, that having been born with an organization singu- 
larly fitted for the object, he was some twenty years since against 
his will compelled to act in obedience to the determination of cer- 
tain high spiritual personages. These in number twelve, constantly 
kept around him a guard, and this guard being composed of virtuous 
and therefore powerful spirits, were enabled usually to exclude, and 
keep at bay, attempts that might be made by the lower and vicious 
spirits to control him, (although in more than one instance evil 
spirits managed to control him.) But this only happened acci- 
dently, and generally he was only under the supervision and control 
of the good. It is stated that some five or six years since, Jesus 
announced his intention of giving through this communicator (the 
name which he gives to him,) the narrative of his life. 

And a number of persons were examined for the purpose of 
selecting one proper to act as an amanuensis, and the writer was 
finally determined upon. So that it is claimed that until this time, 
that there had been no opportunity when Jesus could safely give a 
narrative of his life and his teachings to mankind. 

Note. — The original title composed by the writer was " Narrative of the 
History of Jesus Christ, purported to be Dictated by Himself," which was 
altered by his direction to the title which appears. 



PREFACE 



In the extreme distance in the far north-west is seen descending an inclined 
plane, the procession. As it approaches, first is seen a band of two hundred 
musicians from one of the great suns, followed by many thousands of the Patri- 
archs, Prophets and others that have been eminent for virtue, and by many 
hundreds of children strewing flowers in the path of Jesus, who is accompanied 
by the Christs from the Suns and Planets that are here. Jesus is described as 
emitting light from his face and person that illuminates the whole surrounding 
space. These are followed by the apostles, and then another great band of 
music, and then a great multitude, not only from this Earth, but from the Suns 
and Planets, and intermingled are other bands of music, and they sing, " The 
worlds are all receiving light, are all receiving light." Jesus in opening says : 

"Revelations are being delivered to all of the worlds, and suns, and planets 
in space, and are giving great joy to millions of people. For God is shewing 
Himself in all His works to all of His children. Through the movements of 
the Heavenly bodies, and through the manifestations of ponderous bodies 
upon the earth, laws which have hitherto been unknown and unexplained, will 
be made manifest. For I would have all know Him, then will they truly love 
Him. They shall find that there are no mysteries in His Godliness ; all are 
as simple as the alphabetical character to the little child, when its meaning is 
understood. So shall all mysteries become simple and true in the souls of the 
children of men wherein He has revealed Himself by various types and char- 
acters upon the earth, so that they can walk therein and talk with Him upon 
every question and every subject concerning their inward nature, and he will 
unfold the answers to their souls in his book of laws, that they can worship Him 
throughout time in the earthly character, and throughout eternity in the spiritual 
being, and for this purpose would I give words to them this morning, which 
shall be as dew-drops of silver, that their souls shall become brightened for the 
more spiritual state of being. And I would cordially greet the visitors from the 
suns in the spirit of friendship, love, and truth, that all may have a spiritual feast 
together." 

As a preface to the revelations that are to follow, Jesus says, 
" In speaking of myself, from the first principles of my birthright to 

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the present time, which has been so long obscured in the mysteries 
of the past, so as to cause grave doubts and dissensions among the 
Christian churches touching my birth, by the overshadowing by 
the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, my mother, and my lawful na- 
tivity. It has been my wish for many hundred years, to give to the 
people inhabiting the earth, something regarding myself, informing 
mankind how this birth took place, and proving a positive law for 
it — also, why I was endowed with the superior powers that I pos- 
sessed, and why I received the wonderful revelations from the 
Heavens, and expanded spiritual conceptions of men and things, 
which were expressed in the deep words of truth and wisdom that 
flowed through my mouth to teach the people, through which so 
many followed me independent of the priests or rulers. 

u Also, I wished all men to know, that there are no miracles in 
creation, that everything is done through natural and Divine law. 
There are no mysteries of creation, or of Godliness ; man only 
needs to realize the many mighty manifestations of his Heavenly 
Father to himself, to become quickened in spirit, which will unfold 
the senses of the body in its normal state, through which he may 
handle, and see perfectly the thoughts and workings of all souls 
that he comes in contact with, and the movements of all spiritual 
life in the many varieties and forms of matter. 

" It has been essential in all time, for the good and advancement 
of mankind at large, that God should manifest Himself and come 
nearer to His people, and prior to my own coming and advent, 
(that is of the Christ) into the world, sages, wise men and prophets 
had appeared in different seasons of time, in different nations, to 
proclaim strange things to the people, and they continued to pre- 
pare the way for these many developments, that all things should 
work together for good, although diversified as they were in differ- 
ent worlds, by many classes of people, by many languages spoken, 
and by great variety of phenomena and manifestation through mind 
and in matter, each in its own order and time, having its due weight 
and bearing to the nation it was manifest in, and to the people that 
all of the revelations came to enlighten. For in all of the different 



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eras of time, from the animal man up to the intellectual and spirit- 
ual man, there existed great need of reformation from the darkened 
and mythological states, and transitory periods of time, to unfold 
his life and character, and the grand purposes for which he existed. 

" Consequently all of the seers, soothsayers and prophets, became 
stepping stones to lead man up into the Divine temple, to know- 
God and to worship Him, in spirit and in truth. Also to pro- 
phesy of the coming of one more spiritually advanced than they, 
and to prepare the minds of men to receive him. 

"The announcement of the approach of such an one as Jesus, that 
is myself, endowed with the christ power, who would act as a medi- 
ator between the souls of men and their Father, God, who should 
have great power, so that apparently the laws of nature were sub- 
ject to me, and that of gravity appeared to be obedient to my will, 
and also with fine spiritual influence to heal souls and bodies, 
created great consternation among the rulers of the land in which 
I was to appear ; they fearing that I would destroy their power and 
rule." 

CONCLUSION FIRST DAY. 

"There is a time and season for all things, and each and every 
mind must be prepared for the coming of each event of life. 

"Everything in the manifestations of God, He presents to His 
children in some form or type of language, and in so simple a 
manner, printed, spoken or heard, that the fool that runs therein 
shall not fail to gather some of its thought, and all may learn if 
they will the importance of its lesson to every day's doing, and may 
each and all fill up their measures full to the brim with spiritual 
happiness, that they shall love the bounteous giver that has done 
all for them so well. And my own wish is, that the perceptive 
knowledge which his children may bring, may enable them to 
understand the index He has created, that may reflect the index of 
nature corresponding to it, that they shall be able to determine for 
every day's working life, that their measure may be complete. 

"Visitors from suns, worlds and planets, who have gathered here 
in our vast assembly this morning, to exchange thought, and to 



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gather new dew-drops of life to strengthen them for still greater 
research into what was formerly called the Divine Providences of 
God, now to their spiritual understanding being made simple and 
plain, may all the thoughts uttered within the soul, be truth and 
love for all, and that will be prayer indeed. Amen. My spiritual 
blessing I give to all." They sing, "Behold the Angels to earth are 
coming down." 

OPENING SECOND DAY. 

Jesus says, "Every morning brings forth blossoms of truth ; for 
all souls need to be fed, and fresh particles of food must be given 
every day ; that of yesterday will not answer for to-day, for souls 
must grow strong by development of the inward nature, to be 
prepared for every day that opens. You do not get the noonday at 
first, but gradually the sun increases its strength of light and heat 
upon the earth, that all may by degrees be invigorated by its 
power. So must truth unfold by little, until its recipients have 
gathered and eaten of the full and strong parts of it, for the mind 
must take it up well, and the soul digest it, that it may not mistake 
its purposes. So in this opening morning it required those particles 
of truth to feed the multitude ; and those who have come from the 
far distant worlds can absorb much, and it is my wish that the 
breezes freighted with inspiration and life, may waft over and 
around them, and be so fully manifest, that they shall return home 
laden with the sweetness of its truth. And may the spiritual Father 
who dwells throughout the mighty Heavens, so bless them each 
and all. And I give my blessing to all." 

In continuation of Preface, Jesus says, "A proposal was offered 
or made to me, through carnal men (who came privately to me), 
who were some of the leading men among the Jews, as also promi- 
nent persons of other nationalities and religions, and who all joined 
in desiring me to become their leader and ruler, perceiving that I had 
great power with the people, and could by my influence induce them 
to follow and to obey me. They held out to me great promises to 
induce me to accept their leadership. But I told them all, that the 
kingdom that I came to assist in setting up in this world, was not 



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to be bought or sold, as mammon, but to be a living spiritual 
kingdom. If I accepted their offers, I must deny the spiritual call- 
ing and my birthright, which was spiritual, and must be ruled by 
the passions and thoughts of men, as others had been before me. 

"To obey the spiritual inspiration, was to be denied the society of 
men at large, and of the priests and rulers, and to be set at naught 
by their laws as a fool and a madman. 

"The people being forbidden to harbor or assist me, the priests 
and rulers, supposing that they could destroy the influence which 
I had exercised over the people at large. But the influence of the 
Holy Spirit from the Heavenly Father, which is all powerful to 
sustain life, was given to me freely, to be dispensed to the world 
without money and without price. 

"And the fields were to be the temples in which the multitudes 
were to meet, there to gather true inspiration in the free air of 
Heaven ; and upon the shore of the sea, God moving upon the 
waters as upon the land. These plans and places, and those similar 
to them, being where my life-moving powers were to be exercised 
for the higher good of mankind. 

"I must go in the poor traveller's garb, with no herald to announce 
my approach ; but the great spiritual forces that were in and 
around me, which those that were hungering and thirsting for 
righteousness felt and saw, and so followed me in multitudes, and 
were fed and received the flowing dew of Heaven, as the water of 
life, which was given to them freely through me. I, standing as a 
mediator between my Father and them, teaching them how to un- 
fold the real and true life, and bringing immortality to light, until 
the priests and rulers, fearing the power which I displayed, were 
determined to destroy, because they could not rule me. But I had 
fulfilled the mission given to me to the letter of the law. They 
could kill the body, but the soul was ascending, immortal ; and in 
the departure from the body by being crucified, I made more con- 
verts than ever in my life in the body. For my precepts lived with 
time, and will ever shine brightly on its pages ; and the example 
that I left still is manifest, as the power of God to govern through 



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the soul, His children. As I told them all before my departure, and 
many times repeated it, "they that love me, feed my sheep." For 
if they fulfill the law as I have done, overcoming all of the condi- 
tions of the outward and passional man, they shall do as I have 
done before them, and even greater things shall they do. For there 
is no bound to the spirit of the great Heavenly Father to any one 
and all who will serve Him in the spirit, by overcoming the world, 
and living in the soul. Then can they walk and talk with Him 
throughout all their time, and for this purpose have I given these 
words, and narrative of myself, and mission on the earth more than 
1800 years ago. Jesus the Christ, son of Joseph and Mary, born 
and endowed with the spirit of the Heavenly Father ! " 
CONCLUSION SECOND DAY. 

Jesus says, "'As little children only,' can man enter the true 
state of the kingdom of Heaven. And they do not need to be 
born out of their bodies to realize it. 

"But they must ascend the spiral staircase within themselves, and 
pause at every organ of the body as they pass it in the ascent, 
question its authority, and know of its power to give life. 

"For the body of man is a mighty temple, and every organ of the 
body has its good and bad office ; and the worst passage of the 
ascent is through the animal kingdom, where millions are allowed 
to rest, and enjoy its vain pleasures, and ascend no higher, until 
they become spirits out of the body. Whilst others ascending 
through the animal kingdom to the intellectual, there rest, with the 
letters of the law, satisfied with the exchanging of thought, and 
eloquent words spoken. And they only awake to the sense of the 
prize that they have lost, when they are sent out of their bodies. 
And the reason why so few reach the summit of the spiritual king- 
dom, and enjoy the spiritual feasts of reason, and an overshadowing 
of immortal life in upon the soul, is, First, the difficulty of overcom- 
ing the passional state ; so many and so varied are the attractions 
to hold them, so many snares to entice them, and hold them fast, 
that but few arrive to the intellectual. 

"Thousands are wearied with the journey, and they are willing to 



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rest, and there partake of the shadow, for the real substance is still 
higher, and is not governed by thought uttered by man. For there 
they can become rulers and teachers in the outward form and sem- 
blance of man, gain riches, and command men, and love themselves, 
(through approbativeness and self esteem) have fine garments, and 
become noted as men. 

This was the stage that the rich young man that came to me to 
know how he should be saved, was in. But when told that to ascend 
to the highest and sublime state of life, he must throw aside his 
magnificent garments, and refuse the flattery of the world, and the 
pursuit of power, and distribute his riches among the poor, he pre- 
ferred to enjoy the present. Men refuse to obey the divine law, 
which is the ascending power, with an eye single to self, and with 
their souls in darkness, live to mammon, and ascend no higher. So 
that only now and then, a real spirit traveller becoming a little 
child, reaches the summit, and is crowned with the glory of God 
and its righteousness. Such become true mediators and revealers 
of spirit life. And may all of you who are within the sound of my 
voice this morning, who have gathered together from all the varied 
planes of spirit progress, and from the mighty distant suns, and 
their planetary worlds, and from all of the worlds of life that I be- 
hold here, realize the words of spirit truth that I have given to you; 
carrying deep conviction to your souls, that to be spiritual,y good, 
you must be true in all things. Then will you make progress toward 
that spiritual rest which is prepared for all that know and do our 
Heavenly Father's will. 

I give my spiritual blessing to all. 

They all sing "Morning light is breaking, and darkness disap- 
pears." 



CREATION AND RE-INCARNATION OF MAN. 



This planet of Earth was created so many ages since, that the 
mind of man can hardly conceive it. The six thousand years 
which chronologists give to it, is hardly a moment on the dial plate 
of time. 

The commencement of animal life was of the simplest form, being 
merely a cell ; in process of time another cell became attached to 
it, and then a third, and so on, and as the number of cells increased, 
the power of adding to their number also increased, until one of the 
lower forms of the reptile was produced. Then came the fishes, the 
birds, and last the quadrupeds. To complete these different stages 
of animal life, the lapse of many ages were required. 

After a great length of time, certain species of the ape, having 
assumed or acquired an erect vertebrae, the frontal regions of the 
cranium began to swell, and to form a connexion with the back 
brain, and then the Great Creator quickened the spirit or principle 
of life which there existed in common with all animals, and sent 
into it, and made it an immortal soul, which can never die, and 
whose destiny through all eternity, having within it the knowledge 
of good and evil, must depend upon itself 

The birds also in the progress of the ages, certain of them by 
slow gradations changed their conformation ; the legs filling out, 
and the feet gradually lessening and elongating, the bodies finally 
assumed the erect vertebrae, and other changes conforming, into 
them was breathed by the almighty power the divine essence, which 
made from the unreasoning and only instinctive principles of life, a 
being capable of becoming what man is, or may become. The rep- 
tiles, and many if not all other animals, have by gradual develop- 
ment become represented in man. The striking likenesses which 



Creation and Re-Incarnation of Man. 17 

may be observed more or less distinctly among men to the different 
animals and birds, may serve to illustrate this. 

The incarnation, or quickening of the principle of life into im- 
mortal spirits of developed animals, birds and reptiles, continued to 
the extent of many millions, until the law was fulfilled ; occupying 
many ages, and the lapse of time has been so exceedingly great, 
that it may be doubtful if any fossil remains of the partially devel- 
oped animals, &c, can be discovered, although in the earlier strata 
it is possible that they may yet be found. 

When the law had become fulfilled, as those animals, &c, which 
had been incarnated produced offspring, and themselves in the 
course of nature departed from life upon earth, the offspring were 
again incarnated by the souls of those who had left their mortal 
bodies upon the earth, and they in turn leaving offspring which 
were again incarnated by the souls of those which had departed, 
and so this process has been and is continued. 

About one half of those that are born into the world, being incar- 
nated by the souls of those that had lived upon this, or upon some 
other planet, and the other part, being newly created, come from 
the great Father and Creator of all. 

The soul of the human being, whether it had pre-existed, or came 
fresh from the hand of God, has before it the choice of good and of 
evil ; to be good it is necessary to have the power to be evil, and 
the discipline of life here upon earth, or in any other planet or 
world, is fixed and intended to so cultivate it, that it may be fitted 
for a higher state of existence. If the soul which enters into the 
body of the child, had been created without the power of being evil, 
it would be merely a passive instrument ; but in the providence of 
God, and by his law, all must attain happiness only by resisting the 
temptations which life offers to do evil, and by learning above all 
things first to love Him, and to obey his law. 

After the incarnation of the animals, &c, as reason and intellect 
began to work, the vocal organs at first expressed sounds without 
meaning, but soon those sounds were made to apply to things, and 
to action, and thus gradually grew up language ; and as the incar- 



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nated animals were widely spread over a great extent of country, 
and originating in different climates and conditions, the languages 
were diversified, although as proved by some writers, certain words 
signifying force, &c, are similar, shewing the natural expression of 
those ideas. 

The attempt to build a tower to reach to Heaven, as described in 
the Scriptures, was made, but the diversity of language existed be- 
fore the commencement, and was one chief cause of misunderstand- 
ing, and prevented the prosecution of the project. 

In the course of the ages many of the spirits of the incarnated 
animals in all of the worlds, had by the discipline of re-incarnation 
gradually ascended in the scale of being, and had become spirits of 
light, approaching towards Heaven, when in an evil hour, ambition 
to rise above the law, and to become superior to it, induced many 
millions to revolt against the law of the Creator ; when a wave of 
electricity at once passed over them, and they fell from their high 
estate by their own gravity, which the great sin they had committed 
attached to them, and they descended down to the surface of the 
suns and planets from whence they came ; and many of the worst 
were sent back and again entered into the bodies of the species of 
those animals from whence their ancestors first emerged ; others 
were sent into the lower circles of the first sphere, there suffering 
the torments of the damned. In the ages that have passed, those 
condemned spirits have gradually emerged, and now there are none 
remaining, inhabiting the bodies of animals, but many are still in 
the first sphere, suffering hunger and thirst, and nakedness, with 
more or less of punishment, and are part of those mentioned by 
Jesus, as spirits in prison, whilst others have risen and inhabit some 
of them the higher spheres. 

The description by Milton, with the exception of Satan, gives 
some idea of the fate of the rebellious spirits. 

Re-incarnation or the return of the souls that have lived upon this 
or some other planet or world, occurs as follows : — When the spirit 
leaves the body, it takes its place in the spiritual world according 
to the deeds done upon earth, which have been the fruit of the 



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condition of the soul, and its relation and nearness to the Great 
Father of all. The great majority, about ninety in an hundred, 
entering into the first sphere, the lower circles of which, (those 
nearest the earth,) being places of punishment ; some of incon- 
ceivable torment, are inhabited by great criminals, each higher 
circle being more endurable. The seventh circle of the first sphere, 
where most of those who leave this earth first find themselves, is a 
state of beggary, partly covered by a few rags, tormented with 
hunger and thirst, they are constantly employed in endeavoring to 
procure food. In the second sphere, the spirit is allowed to work, 
in the first circle sixteen hours of the twenty-four, mostly in agri- 
culture. In the higher circles, less work and a better condition. In 
the third sphere, still improved, and so on through the circles of the 
different spheres, up to the seventh sphere, after which the spirit 
enters into celestial life. The spirit having taken its place, which 
its course of life on earth has caused, it may and does usually make 
progress upward, and when it reaches the fourth sphere, it can 
never be incarnated to go back to earth, but at any lower point, it 
is liable to be sent back to earth or to some other planet, and at 
some moment when its time to leave the spirit life has arrived ; its 
spiritual body is cast off, and the soul drawn by an attraction which 
it cannot control, again enters into the embrio of a child that is to 
be born. It is thus again brought into the world, again to go 
through the discipline to which a life on earth subjects it. 

No remembrance of the life that has been passed through on 
earth, or of its experience in the spiritual world, exists, the law pre- 
cluding it. It is only when the glorified spirit arrives at its home 
in the celestial Heaven, that memory revives of all its past history, 
and spread out before it is the record of all that it has enjoyed and 
suffered, in the many changes that it has passed through. 

Jesus says that the one half of the souls that are born into the 
world, which are newly created, are those which form the good and 
the best portion of mankind ; that without this new infusion, the 
re-incarnated would fall back into darkness, and also that the in- 
habitants of the different planets, were animated by the souls of 



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those spirits which had fallen, in consequence of their rebellion 
against the law of the creator, but whose condition had been im- 
proved by the discipline received by many re-incarnations, that 
notwithstanding this improvement, the evil attendant upon their 
crimes, so imbued them, that without direct assistance from Heaven, 
they would deteriorate and become like the inhabitants of earth in 
the days of Noah. To assist them to rise upward, good men were 
inspired from above, to teach them, to show to them the evil of sin, 
and the beauty of holiness. Those peculiar instances of virtue, and 
that knowledge of an hereafter which have appeared upon the earth 
in the old time, such as the prophets to the Jews, Socrates and 
Plato to the Greeks, Confucius and Zoroaster in the east, and 
others, were divinely inspired, and served to prevent mankind from 
sinking lower, and assisted them to rise toward Heaven. The 
teachings of these good men having given a certain importance and 
authority to those who succeeded them in instructing the people, 
the importance thus attained was made use of for the acquisition of 
wealth and power for themselves ; and thus again the people were 
led from the worship of the true God, to that of idols of wood and 
of stone, and to objects of nature, such as the sun and some even of 
animals. 

Even after the christian revelation, the evil tendency of the fallen 
spirits is shown, in the corruption which appeared in the christian 
church ; men evil in their lives, assumed authority, as coming from 
Christ to forgive sins, and to sell this forgiveness for money, assum- 
ing that without their permission none could enter Heaven. 

About one thousand years since, a great change was made in the 
incarnation of the embrios of all children that were born into the 
world. Up to this time, all had been re-incarnated by the souls, de- 
scendants of those spirits which had rebelled against the law of the 
Creator, and as has been stated a few of the best had been inspired by 
Heaven, to prevent the downward tendency of the great masses of 
the people. But now at that time, a new creation took place, and 
about one half of all that were born, were newly created, and came 
fresh from the hand of God. This creation of a new soul, is an ex- 



Creation and Re-Incarnation of Man. 21 

pression of the will of the Most High, which is thrown off and iden- 
tified in the particular individual embrio. The creation of new souls 
introduced a better element upon earth, but, notwithstanding their 
late divine origin, the aspect of the world shows that the great ma- 
jority even of these newly created souls, choose the evil rather than 
the good. But this fact by no means can impugn the wisdom and 
goodness of God. Had he created these souls incapable of evil, they 
would have been only of the quality of inert matter, as wood or 
stone. But being made for immortality, to fit them for Heaven 
they must achieve and work out their own salvation ; good and evil 
lies before them, if they embrace the latter, it is only by long and 
continued suffering, and trial, and discipline, that they can work up 
to join the blessed and the happy. 

Note. — This paper on the creation and re-incarnation of man was written some 
two or three years since, (sometime before any mention of re-incarnation had been 
made public from other sources,) and composed by the writer, the facts having 
been obtained in answer to questions propounded in part, and the rest were vol- 
untary statements made by Jesus. After it was written, it was read, and approved 
by Jesus. What follows was dictated by him, and is mostly in his language. From 
the time when the opening, continuation, and closing commences, the language 
is almost verbatim as dictated. 



True History of Jesus the Christ, 

Dictated by Himself. 



The condition of mankind upon the earth, as well as 
upon the other planets, and suns, and worlds, had become 
such, that there was a necessity for special revelations 
from Heaven. The populations of all the worlds were fast 
sinking back into the state described as existing in the 
days of Noah upon the earth. 

To prevent further deterioration in all of the worlds, 
special messengers were sent from heaven to each of them, 
all at about the same time of the advent of our Saviour 
upon this earth. The inhabitants of the earth being de- 
scended from some of the more hardened and presump- 
tuous of the fallen spirits, were in a lower condition, and 
required a Saviour endowed with greater power, and more 
receptive of the Holy Spirit than the inhabitants of other 
worlds who were descended also from fallen spirits, but 
whose natures were not so hardened and rebellious, and 
who could be recalled to the path to Heaven by messen- 
gers endowed with less power, and whose power for receiv- 
ing the Holy Spirit was inferior to that of Jesus Christ, 



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and thence it was said of him " Every knee shall bow and 
every tongue shall confess," &c. 

The laws which were made by the Supreme Creator for 
the government of all worlds, are immutable, and not one 
jot or one tittle of them can pass away or be dispensed 
with. One of those laws, that one controlling the procrea- 
tion of man, made the physical, mental, moral and spiritual 
condition of the parents at the time of conception, to affect 
all of those conditions in the offspring, so that the state of 
the mind of either, and of both parents would modify the 
character in all these particulars of the child that might 
be born — and however good and elevated might be the 
parents as compared with other inhabitants of the earth, 
(as men and women exist here,) there could be found none 
that had not some taint of earthliness, some germ of evil, 
which existing in them would manifest itself, and be trans- 
mitted to the offspring. Thence, no mortal man and wo- 
man in the normal state in which they live upon this 
earth could be the parents of a perfect being (such as 
Jesus Christ,) unless the condition of the law of the trans- 
mission of the qualities of both parents, particularly the 
moral and spiritual condition, which existed at the time of 
conception, could be modified. 

In order that this might be accomplished, Joseph, (a just 
and good man,) espoused, and to be married to Mary, also 
good and pure, were thrown into the unconscious spiritual 
or trance state, and whilst in this condition, without the 
knowledge of either of them, such connexion as was nec- 
essary, took place, and at this time, the Holy Spirit over- 
shadowed them, and thence no thoughts or feelings that 
were earthly, or connected with the earth, could be trans- 



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mitted to the offspring; but only the Spiritual and the 
Heavenly. 

Had this spiritual or trance state, which precludes any 
action of the mind and feelings not existed, the child would 
in accordance with the law have inherited more or less of 
the imperfections common to humanity. But the peculiar 
conditions attendant upon his conception, imbued him 
from thai: moment with the influences of the Holy Spirit, 
and nothing evil could affect him. His parents were born 
in Nazareth, and removed for a time to Bethlehem in Judea, 
then returned to Nazareth, but were obliged to go to Beth- 
lehem, to be taxed. They were betrothed to be married, and 
Joseph, his father, learning that his espoused wife was about 
to become a mother, had determined to put her away pri- 
vately (to avoid scandal,) but was warned by an angel (that 
he saw in a vision,) that his intended wife was pure and 
good, and that he should complete the contract of mar- 
riage and live with her, and in obedience to the Heavenly 
Vision, he returned with her to Bethlehem and stopped at 
an inn which was crowded with guests. The time had 
come when the child was to be born, and they had no 
better place for the confinement of Mary than a barn or 
stable in which cattle were kept ; and after the birth of 
Jesus, he was laid in a stall or manger, and in the adjoining 
stall an ox was feeding. 

After the birth of Jesus a halo of light was seen around 
his head, and of course attracted much attention, and pro- 
duced great wonder in the minds of his parents and their 
friends. At this time, some shepherds who were attending to 
their flocks on the hills near Jerusalem, observed a light in 
the firmament, and heard a voice saying, " Fear not, behold 



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I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all 
people, for unto you is born this day a Saviour, which is 
Christ the Lord." They were told to go at once, and fol- 
low the direction which a light resembling a star, that 
appeared above them should take. They immediately left 
their flocks and herds in the charge of others, and taking 
with them presents, followed the guidance of the star, and 
continued their journey and came to the manger where 
the young child lay, and saw it with the halo of light 
around its head. Mary its mother, related to them that an 
angel had appeared to her and said that the child would be 
born, and that he would produce a great change in the con- 
dition and welfare of the world. And Joseph told them 
that when he discovered that his espoused wife was to be- 
come a mother, having had no connexion with him, he 
was about to put her away; but was warned by an angel 
that it was well, and that he must not put her away, but 
that he should live with her. After the Shepherds had thus 
spoken with Joseph and Mary, and had made to them the 
offerings which they had brought, they took their leave of 
them and returned to their homes. 

The communication with the inhabitants of earth, by 
spiritual intelligence, by means of dreams and visions, were 
more common, and more reliable, than has since existed. 
There have always been certain individuals or classes of in- 
dividuals upon the earth, endowed with peculiar magnetic 
and electrical conditions, which allowed them to come en 
rapport, or in communication easily with spiritual exist- 
ences, or intelligences. Sometimes, or rather in one age, 
the form of communication assumed one aspect, as that 
of inspiration by the prophets — at another, by Seers, 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 27 

through dreams and visions, and latterly, by means of 
mediums. 

The impressibility, so to speak, in different individuals, 
existed, and could be made the vehicle of the thoughts, 
desires and wishes of evil, as well as of good, spiritual exis- 
tences ; thence we hear of false prophets, of seers through 
dreams, visions unreliable, and latterly, certainly of medi- 
ums, assuming to represent the souls, thoughts, and char- 
acter of individuals, which to the apprehension of the most 
common intellect were entirely inconsistent. It may well 
be asked, how are the false to be distinguished from the 
true ? And the answer is the same, as in the days of the 
prophets, and since that time, that by their fruits ye shall 
know them. What is consistent, just and true, will sooner 
or later be known, acknowledged and separated from that 
which is the reverse. 

The occupation of shepherds (which was a very common 
one in judea, as well as in the country east of it, and also 
in that which laid towards Egypt,) being one that left each 
individual much alone, and if by constitution, nervous and 
magnetic, or electrical condition, any one should be fitted 
to receive from the spiritual world communications, the 
condition of the employment, rendered him peculiarly open 
to receive impressions from the unseen world. Thence, 
many of that employment became prophets and seers, and 
about the time of the birth of Jesus, certain shepherds who 
had that receptive power, living in the vicinity of Egypt, 
journeyed into Syria, and there met others from that coun- 
try, and one or two from Persia who were similarly endowed, 
there being six or eight in number in all, and these having 
been warned by dreams or visions of the birth of a child of 



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wonderful qualities and powers, and that he might be dis- 
covered by observing and following the direction of a light, 
that resembled a star, were in that way led to the city of 
Bethlehem. As they passed through the city of Jerusalem, 
Herod the King having heard that a wonderful child would 
be born, that it was said " would be King of the Jews," and 
that these seers were seeking him, became alarmed, and 
desired them when they had found him to return and report 
to him. The seers following the guidance of the star, found 
the child lying in a manger, with its parents attending him, 
and presented to them the gifts which they had brought 
with them, of gold, frankincense and myrrh. To the seers, 
the parents of Jesus repeated what they had already sard 
to the shepherds who first visited them. But these last 
visitants, having taken their leave, returned to their homes 
by another way than the one by which they came, having 
been warned by a vision, or dream, not to inform Herod. 

The shepherds or seers not having returned to report to 
Herod, who finding that he had been deceived, became very 
much alarmed, and gave orders that all children (within 
certain districts) that were less than two years of age, should 
be destroyed ; hoping thereby to make sure of the death 
of the wonderful child that he had heard of, and whom he 
feared might supplant him in his authority. But Joseph 
was warned by an Angel of the Lord, in a dream, to flee 
with the child and its mother into Egypt. He accordingly 
obeyed the direction of the vision, and remained in Egypt 
until the death of Herod. 

During his stay there, he as opportunity offered, worked 
at his trade of a carpenter, but much of his time was occu- 
pied in attending upon the mother and child. The extra- 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 29 

ordinary appearance and character of the child, excited the 
interest and sympathy of the people who knew them, and 
they contributed of their substance, to the support of the 
family. Upon the death of Herod, Joseph was again di- 
rected by an angel, whom he saw in a vision, to return to 
Bethlehem. But fearing still for the child, he determined 
to stop at Nazareth, which was a place in very bad repute, 
inhabited by many vile and wicked people ; and in that 
respect, undesirable as a residence. He, however, obtained 
employment at his trade of carpenter, and there remained. 

When Jesus his son had attained the age of five years, 
he displayed extraordinary faculties ; which as this became 
known, caused many people to come and converse with 
him. He talked with them upon subjects requiring the 
exercise of strong mental powers. He told his visitors about 
themselves, seeing through them, and relating to them their 
own experiences ; so that many of them loved Him, and 
many feared Him. 

At the age of six, he increased in his powers of percep- 
tion. He addressed strangers by their names, and related 
to them incidents of their past lives, and the condition of 
things, and circumstances around them, and warned them 
to repent, and to cease to do evil. His spiritual vision, and 
the power of hearing spirits converse, was opened to him, 
and he could see angels, and hear them talk and sing. 

At the age of seven, he saw and conversed still more with 
angels, and would mix with little children, and play with 
them, and relate to them what the angels said. And he 
would go to the market place with his mother, and the 
people that he met there, would talk with him, and question 
him, and he would answer in such a manner, that they 



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wondered at him. At the age of eight he would go alone 
to the market place, and to other places where many were 
gathered together; and tell them of the necessity of re- 
pentance, and of leading a good life, and showed to them 
how they were disobeying the law of God, and also the law 
of Moses. His parents would look for him, and reprimand 
him for saying these strange things, and talking so much 
whilst he was yet so young ; not knowing themselves what 
to think. He said to them, that he loved them very dearly, 
but that the angels had told him to do as he had done, and 
that he must obey them. At the close of the eighth year, 
as his body grew in size and stature, his brain and spirit 
also became developed, and he would talk much with, the 
children and youth, and catechise them, asking them ques- 
tions, and answering the questions which they asked, and 
endeavored to educate them to a higher condition. He also 
talked with men and women. He could see what was pass- 
ing in their minds, their hopes and wishes, and inclinations, 
and would reprove what he saw to be wrong, and lead them 
towards a higher life. In his discussions with the older 
people, he would take up stones from the street, psyhometrise 
them, read to the wondering auditors, the history of each 
fragment, its origin, and how and by what changes, it finally 
came to be lying in the streets of Nazareth. At another 
time he would select a plant, and show to them the wonder- 
ful process by which the sap, circulating through it, pro- 
duced the bark, the leaf, the flower and the fruit, and how 
it grew, and how it decayed. Some of those who heard 
him would laugh at it, but others of minds more capable of 
appreciating its depth and importance, would desire him to 
continue and increase his teachings. 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 31 

He would visit the market place, and there surrounded 
by many auditors, he would describe what he saw around 
and above him and them, and also what he saw in the 
Heavens, spirits or angels. And many wondered that one 
so very youthful, could utter such extraordinary words, and 
described celestial beings as being before him. Others of 
those that he addressed, scorned and spit at him, he show- 
ing no resentment nor offering resistance, feeling that he 
must continue his good work. He knew that angels were 
around and near him, and ready to protect him. 

During this time, his parents considering his extreme 
youth, and having enemies among the people, that it would 
be safer that he should remain at home, therefore confined 
him in a room by himelf, and locked him in. Notwith- 
standing this precaution, the lock was turned, the door 
opened, and he stood before them. Their surprise at this 
was very great, as they supposed themselves sure, that he 
would be unable to escape from his confinement. 

The ensuing night they were warned by a vision of 
angels, that they must not confine him, that he had a work 
to do for his Father, and that they would care for him and 
protect him. After a time the interest excited by his extra- 
ordinary knowledge and wisdom, caused many, both old 
and young, to come to him and ask him to continue his 
teachings ; they would question him, and await with much 
solicitude his answers. Also, the celestial influence which 
proceeded from him, caused in those that approached him, 
a feeling of happiness. This influence was imparted freely, 
and caused him to be followed and wondered at more and 
more. 

When he arrived at the age of ten, as he lay in his bed 



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in the night, he saw a light around him which illuminated 
the room, and angels came to him and told him that he 
must be ready soon to preach the truths of the Heavens, 
for he was called to be a ministering spirit. He was 
directed by the angels to prepare himself by sitting alone, 
in an upper room of the house in which he lived with his 
father and mother. The house was a small building with 
a flat roof, the upper part, or what now would be termed 
the attic, having been finished for sleeping apartments. In 
one of these rooms, he would remain by himself for about 
two hours at a time, during which he would see lights 
glancing around the room, communing with himself, and 
receiving such impressions as might be given to him. 

He would then go out into the streets, and to the market 
place, and into the houses of the neighbors, and would talk 
with those whom he met, and preach to them, and describe 
to them how they should avoid evil, and learn to do well ; 
that first that they should learn to love God, and it would 
follow, that they would also love all men. 

His father, working hard at his trade of carpenter, desired 
him to assist him, as although he was yet very young, he 
might do something to assist in paying the expenses of the 
family. He answered, that he had a higher calling — that 
he could not do the things of this world, that he must de- 
vote his life to the improvement of mankind. His father 
being very poor, and the remuneration which he obtained 
for his labor being but little, and thinking that his son 
could help somewhat, endeavored to compel him to give to 
him his assistance ; but upon this he fell sick, and Joseph 
was warned by a vision, that he must not interfere in any 
way with the work which Jesus was called to perform. 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 33 

In the eleventh year of his age, his body increased in 
strength, and his brain also became stronger, with more 
receptive power, and his mind could act more freely. He 
visited the poor and needy and sat with them at table, and 
showed to them how, and in what manner the food that 
they ate, nourished the body, and through the body, how 
it also nourished the mind and soul. And also, how it was 
the beneficent provision of the good Father in Heaven, to 
provide for all of his children ; and would point to Him, as 
the great object of their love and worship. 

He went about much among the poor, and would show to 
them in what manner that they should worship, and taught 
them to subdue their passions, and cultivate the growth 
of the Spirit.' Some of those who felt that they were 
guilty of sins that he reproved, would leave him. He 
talked in a similar manner to the people in the market, 
those who bought and sold, and also to those whom he 
met in the public squares, would argue with them, and show 
to them how they should deal with each other justly. 

The synagogue in Nazareth was small, and he sometimes 
went there also and taught, but mostly in the market place 
and in the streets. He would take large numbers of chil- 
dren into the fields, and show to them the flowers, and ex- 
plain to them how they grew, and point them to Him who 
gives all life. He was now directed by the Angel to make 
a journey to Jerusalem, where he could find men of a higher 
cultivation, more learned^ and those indeed who directed the 
opinions and sentiments of the Jewish nation; as in that 
city, was to be found those who had studied, and knew the 
laws and traditions, and whose views and dogmas, he pro- 
posed to combat and refute. He continued, however, to 



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remain with his parents in Nazareth, until about the middle 
of his twelfth year. 

Still practicing the seclusion of some hours each day by 
himself in the attic room, he there saw and talked with 
Angels, receiving inspiration to strengthen him for his 
journey. 

A part of the time he assisted his Father in his work, in 
order to get means to prosecute the journey to Jerusalem ; 
at other times, he would go about teaching, and the re- 
mainder of the time, he was sitting in his room, gather- 
ing strength and inspiration for the work that was before 
him. 

He set out together with his parents, on the journey to 
Jerusalem, and on the way, he would describe to them the 
Angels that he saw accompanying them. He would also 
talk with travellers whom they met, and describe to them 
also the beings which he saw, that were unseen by them, 
and would teach them the truths of immortality. They 
were astonished, that one so youthful should speak as he 
spake, and should describe to them wonders that they had 
never imagined. 

Arriving at Jerusalem, they got lodgings at a small inn. 
There he continued to talk to the inmates, and it became 
noised abroad in the city, that a wonderful child had come 
there, who told most extraordinary things ; so that many 
persons came to see him, and with them he discoursed 
upon various subjects fluently, speaking upon the different 
topics which were introduced, as one thoroughly versed in 
the knowledge of each matter that came up ; this naturally 
produced surprise and interest. He went about the city, 
speaking to the people, and showing to them signs and 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 35 

wonders, such as causing ponderable bodies to move with- 
out his touching them. He would describe persons who 
had died, that were known to his auditors, would speak 
their names and relate matters concerning them, which in 
the common course of nature must be unknown to him. 
Joseph, his father, having been directed by Angels to re- 
main for a season in Jerusalem, determined to procure 
employment to work at his trade, in order to supply the 
needs of his family ; this he effected, and wrought each day 
as a carpenter. 

Frequently, Jesus was absent from home all of the day, 
and this occurred a number of days, and he gave no account 
of where he had been. His parents rebuked him, but he 
was unable to explain, as he did not know himself ; he hav- 
ing been led by the spirit, and speaking and teaching the 
people, partially in a state of trance, so that his ordinary fac- 
ulties of memory, &c, took no cognizance of the doings of 
the body. He said to them, however, that the time had 
come for him to be about his Father's business, and that he 
must fulfill the law. 

All of one day he was gone, and his parents became very 
anxious for his safety. They knew that many persons were 
very angry with him on account of the rebukes that he had 
given, and they sought him with much solicitude. They 
found him in the Temple, before the Sanhedrim, the doc- 
tors, the lawyers and priests, and all who controlled the 
belief and sentiment of the Jewish nation. He contended 
with them against their right to exercise the power which 
they did over the Jewish people, and denied the truth of the 
doctrines and belief and faith, of the Jewish church ; and 
warned them of the effects of the wrath that should come 



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upon the priests, the rulers, and the nation itself, so long as 
it upheld the wrong doctrines that were taught. 

The members of the Sanhedrim were so much enraged, 
that they felt disposed to have had him arrested, but his 
parents besought him to go home. He said, "for this pur- 
pose we have come to Jerusalem," and went on with his 
arguments with the learned and grey-bearded doctors, 
taking' their own admissions, and the Scriptures which they 
professed to believe and to respect, and utterly confuting 
the assumptions which they upheld. Some of the members 
of the Sanhedrim threatened him with punishment, and he 
left them saying, " I am only fulfilling the work that my 
Father in Heaven has appointed me to do. Wo unto you 
Chief Priests, Scribes, and Pharisees, the time shall come 
when you shall be brought to naught, and your temple shall 
be left desolate." 

Leaving Jerusalem, Jesus, with his parents, returned to 
Nazareth. His father still desired him to assist him in his 
work as a carpenter ; but he told his father that he could 
not do this, that it was essential that he should lead the life 
of a shepherd, that the exposure to the open air would in- 
vigorate his body, and the seclusion of a pastoral life would 
assist in developing the spiritual condition of his mind, and 
fit him for the performance of the high duties for which he 
was destined. He accordingly adopted that mode of life, 
and became a shepherd, and tended the flocks and herds on 
the hills and plains between Nazareth and Jerusalem. 

He would often visit the latter city, where he would con- 
tinue to preach and to exhort the people, as he had done 
previously, which caused great anger and indignation 
among the priests and the rabbis. He would then return 



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to his shepherd life, and seek in quiet and seclusion the in- 
spiration of the Holy Spirit. He would gather around him 
the shepherds, and they would sit together, and would come 
under inspirational power, and would see the angels and 
hear them speak, and several times he was raised up from 
the earth into the air, and brought back again. 

At another time he was raised up and taken out from 
their signc, and they became very much alarmed. He was 
covered with a mist, so that they could not see him ; when 
suddenly a cloud would come before them, and he would 
emerge from the cloud, and would relate to them what he 
had seen and heard. At times, when they needed food, 
loaves and pieces of bread would drop from the clouds, and 
at other times the angels within the cloud would be seen 
bringing the bread and dropping it to them. And when 
water was deficient, a little cloud appeared over them, and 
streams of water from it would descend and fill the skins 
which they were used to depend upon to hold the water 
that was needed. He would speak to the shepherds, (who 
would gather around him,) and explain to them the philoso- 
phy of the growth of plants, of the manner in which they 
grew, and as he spoke, the flocks and herds, attracted by the 
magnetic influence which proceeded from him, would also 
gather around and appear to listen. 

One day as Jesus spoke to the shepherds, an angel stood 
beside him, and all of them fell speechless ; but Jesus spoke 
to them, and told them not to fear, and the angel also spoke 
to them, and told them of the mission for which Jesus was 
sent to the world. 

He continued this manner of life until his fourteenth 
year, when he journeyed into Syria and Persia, and there 



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taught the people the truths of immortality, speaking to 
them in their own languages, in the Syriac or the Persian 
as might be needed. He would be transported from one 
place to another, and would speak to the people, calling 
some of them by name, describing to them their career of 
life, past, present and future, so that they were astonished 
and alarmed, some of them calling him a demon, and 
others speaking of him as a wizard. 

At times, an angel would appear standing near to him, 
and would be seen by the people ; so wonderful an appear- 
ance naturally produced fear, and his auditors fled in 
dismay. At other times, attempts would be made to arrest 
him, but he would suddenly disappear from their sight, and 
be taken away, and transported back to the hills of Pales- 
tine. 

His companions, the shepherds, w T ould hardly ever know 
w 7 hen he went away, or when he returned ; he would be 
absent several days at a time. The sheep and the cattle 
would at times become sick, and he would direct the shep- 
herds what to do for them, which advice being followed, 
produced a return of health. 

The exercise in the open air was favorable to his bodily 
health, his hair grew long, and his beard also grew, and his 
brain became more clear, and had greater power. 

He would often leave his flocks and herds and go to Je- 
rusalem ; and in the market-place, and in the streets, he 
would meet with priests and elders, and would enter into 
discussions and arguments with them ; his reasoning was 
so conclusive, taking their own admissions as the ground- 
work, that he completely confuted and confused them. They 
would in consequence, become very much enraged, and 



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would attempt to lay hands upon him to arrest him, but he 
would disappear from their sight, and unconscious to him- 
self, would be conveyed elsewhere, where he was at liberty. 
This manner of life continued until about the period of his 
fifteenth year. 

The facts in regard to his appearance at Jerusalem, and 
his preaching there, and the wonderful works that he did, 
were publicly known, and no doubt Josephus and other 
writers of the period, were cognizant of them. But the 
Jewish prejudices were so strong, and the question in regard 
to the church, and its claim to be the only teacher, preclu- 
ded any Jew, especially so strong a one as Josephus, from 
bringing out, or stating any fact or thing which would be 
inconsistent with their claims. 

On the opening of his fifteenth year, Jesus left his shep- 
herd life on the plains of Galilee, and journeyed into the 
interior of Egypt, and (as he had done in Jerusalem, and 
Syria, and Persia,) preached to the people. He inveighed 
against their idolatrous worship of birds and animals, and 
explained to them the truth of the existence and Fatherly 
care of the one true God, and that to Him was due the 
adoration that they gave to senseless brutes. Attacking 
the whole system of Egyptian religious worship, he at once 
aroused the anger of the priesthood, and some of the priests 
stirred up the people to endeavor to arrest him. They made 
many efforts to effect this, and often came near to getting 
him in their power, but as they approached to seize upon 
him, they were thrown upon the earth speechless, and he 
was taken away out of their sight. He had been warned by 
angels of this danger, but was promised protection, and had 
no fear. 



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On one occasion,*when preaching to many people, a priest, 
a man of great size and strength, approached him to lay 
hands on him ; but when his hand touched the shoulder of 
Jesus, his arm was paralyzed, and his body became stiff 
and rigid, and the multitude were very much frightened. 
And Jesus said to them, " I will show to you, now, who I 
am ; this priest was to have harmed me for having spoken 
only what is truth. But you see he is now helpless ; the 
power around me has made him so to protect me. To you 
he is dead. I will now restore him by this power to anima- 
tion and life, and he shall believe on me and on Him that 
sent me." Jesus lifted up his hand toward Heaven, and 
spoke in their own language, and the priest came back to life, 
and the paralysis ceased, and his eyes were opened, and he 
spoke to the people and described what he had seen. And 
whilst the priest spoke, the people seized him, being much 
enraged with him for his attempt to describe the vision that 
had appeared to him, and were dragging him away to de- 
stroy him, when Jesus with a loud voice ordered them to 
desist ; and trembling with fear they released him. The 
voice of authority, carrying the influence of the spirit, en- 
tirely subdued them, and they released the priest ; and he 
became a believer and follower of Jesus, and preached and 
taught the people ; and himself had disciples and followers 
after Jesus had departed from the country. 

Jesus continued for some time to preach to the people, 
showing to them the absurdity and impiety of their wor- 
ship of beasts and birds, and pointing out to them the only 
true object of adoration, and although often threatened 
with violence he always escaped. 

From Egypt he journeyed back to Jerusalem, and again 



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held converse with the priests and the rabbies ; again con- 
futing them, and again showing to them the weakness of 
their arguments, and the falsity of their doctrines, when 
they, becoming more and more enraged, seized upon him 
and put him into prison, thinking they had secured him. 
But the walls of the building w r ere shaken by supernatural 
power, and they, fearing that the building w r ould fall upon 
them, released him. 

Jesus then returned to his shepherd life, as he was di- 
rected that it was necessary that he should from time to 
time lead a life of retirement, in order that he might gain 
strength by rest, and the influence from above in that se- 
cluded state was more readily received. But during his 
stay there, he continued to show to them signs and won- 
ders, such as being raised from the earth, and conveyed 
about to different places. Also angels appeared with him 
and spoke to the shepherds. He remained there until the 
commencement of his sixteenth year, when he again jour- 
neyed into Egypt, and found there many of the followers 
of the priest that he had formerly converted ; and to them, 
and to all who came, he preached the truths of immortality, 
continuing to show to them the unreasonableness of the 
religion which prevailed in Egypt, until the people, led by 
the priests, were wrought into frenzy, and determined that 
they would put a stop to it. To effect this they waited 
and watched until the night, when Jesus with the priest 
and his followers were sleeping, and then seized them by 
order of the chief priest and put them all into prison, and 
gave directions that they should all be executed at daylight. 
But when the priests with soldiers came to the prison to 
take them, they found the doors all open, and around them 



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in the prison was a vast number of angels, and no man 
dared to lay hands upon them. And a voice was heard 
saying, " What came ye here for ? These are but speaking 
the truth, we shall care for them," and the priests and the 
soldiers all fled in dismay. 

And Jesus and the priest with his followers went forth 
from the prison unmolested, and went out upon one of the 
plains ; and Jesus there talked to them, and he gave to the 
priest and his followers greater power of the spirit, and a 
great light shone on and all around and over them, and they 
heard angels singing, and Jesus was taken up from their 
midst, and was spirited away and found himself again on 
the plains of Galilee. 

On the opening of his seventeenth year, Jesus remained 
for a time with the shepherds, in order to restore his 
strength of body and of mind, and by a life of seclusion to 
place himself in the most favorable condition to receive the 
influence of the Holy Spirit. He then returned to Egypt, 
with the intention of assisting the priest and his followers 
in the work of regenerating the people. But on his arrival 
there, he found that the priest had been seized by the au- 
thorities, and had been put to death, and that his followers 
were dispersed. 

He, however, visited those of them that he could find, 
that were believers, and gathered them together at meet- 
ings in private houses, and assured them that the power of 
God was still there. 

And when he had restored confidence in them, so that 
they believed in the spirit communion with the Lord, he 
met them openly and publicly again, that others might 
come to hear. On one occasion, at a meeting where many 



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were assembled in a public square in the city of Alexandria, 
and Jesus was teaching them the great truths of immor- 
tality, at a signal given by one of the priests, who acted in 
concert with the authorities, guards rushed in upon them 
to arrest and take them to prison. But as each soldier 
touched the one that he intended to make prisoner, they 
each and all were paralyzed, and became rigid and speech- 
less ; and thus remained fixed and unable to move ; with 
hand outstretched, and foot advanced, they seemed like 
statues ; whilst Jesus and his followers continued their ser- 
vices, praying, preaching and singing, as if no interruption 
had occurred. And when the services were ended, the 
guards were restored to consciousnes, and immediately fled, 
supposing that Jesus had power to take their lives. So ex- 
traordinary a phenomenon produced much excitement, and 
a great multitude gathered to hear him ; and the priests 
then determined that this man should be destroyed. 

Jesus, while speaking, became thirsty and asked for water, 
and a priest who was present, acting in concert with other 
priests, put poison into the goblet and had it given to him, 
and when he would have placed it to his lips, an angel was 
seen by all that were present to take it from his hand, and a 
voice from the angel was heard, saying, " Let him who 
offered this, drink," and the priest and the attendant who 
had handed the goblet to Jesus, fell to the ground sense- 
less, and were carried away. The influence of the poison 
in the cup having been conveyed from it and imbibed by 
them through the power of the angel. And the multi- 
tude enthusiastically sang hallelujah. And great power de- 
scended upon those men through Jesus, and many persons 
were raised in the air and transported about from place to 



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place in the sight of the multitude ; and many saw angels 
around and above them, and others spoke in different lan- 
guages foreign to their native tongue ; and all present were 
moved by the influence of the Spirit, so great was its power. 

Jesus spoke to them and said, " remain stedfast in the 
faith, although the evil of the world shall come upon you, 
and dangers shall threaten, and temptations entice you ; 
fear not, the spirit of the Lord shall make you free ! Trust 
not in the things of this world that must fade away by the 
law of change ; but be firm in spirit. In a little while I 
will again return to you — I now depart." 

And he was suddenly taken away from their midst, and 
he found himself walking alone on the plains of Gallilee— 
yet not alone, for an angel was by his side. And whilst 
they journeyed on they saw several persons who were going 
to Jerusalem, one of their number being very lame and 
sick ; and Jesus bade them halt. One of their number 
said, " Why do you order us to stop ? " Jesus said, " I 
am a servant of God ; by his power I live, and move, 
and have a being. You are also his children ; 1 am here 
to heal this sick man." And Jesus moved his hands in the 
air, and cried with a loud voice, and in a moment they were 
all enveloped by a cloud of light. 

Immediately the sick man uttered a cry of joy ; and he 
arose from the litter in which he had been lying, and 
walked about ; and when he found that not only his lame- 
ness, but also that the depressing and terrible illness which 
afflicted him was also gone, he lifted up his voice and wept 
for joy. 

And when his friends and companions saw that he was 
recovered and well, they knelt down and thanked the 



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great power that had restored him; and when they arose 
and looked for Jesus he. was gone. 

In the latter part of his seventeenth year Jesus remained 
with the shepherds as before, for some time, for the pur- 
pose of recruiting his strength of body and mind ; and by 
the calm seclusion of that rural life, to more perfectly fit 
him for the reception of the Holy Spirit. When by direc- 
tion of the angels, he^ went to Jerusalem, and often met 
priests and rabbies, and would enter into arguments with 
them, in relation to the Jewish faith and practice, and mul- 
titudes would gather around them, and as the priests and 
rabbies would be overcome and confuted in the discussions, 
they would become very angry, and Jesus would then de- 
part. His directions from the angels were to assist in 
destroying the power of the priests in Judea. 

On the opening of his eighteenth year, he was ordered 
by the angels to return to Egypt, and again found that his 
followers were dispersed ; some of them had been put to 
death, some of them were in prison, and the remainder were 
scattered, and it was with great difficulty, and by the help 
of angels, that he found a few. These he met quietly, so 
that the authorities might not know of it. Those who had 
been converted feared to come, as their lives might be en- 
dangered, and to avoid the risk of arrest, they met at night 
and without light, but the place in which they met, was 
illuminated by spiritual power, and to prove to them the 
reality and truth of the mission of Jesus, some of the friends 
of his followers appeared to them, and talked with them 
personally, giving them strong proofs of their identity, from 
facts in their past lives ; and they would hear angels sing- 
ing, and the walls of the building would shake, and pon- 



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derable bodies would be moved from one place to another. 
All of these phenomena were produced, to restore confi- 
dence, and to induce those who had been converted to come 
out and meet publicly ; they having been told by the Egyp- 
tian priests, that Jesus was a deceiver, and that they must 
not believe in him. 

After having continued these private meetings a number 
of weeks, Jesus was directed by the angels to hold a public 
meeting, and that the Lord would be with them ; and ac- 
cordingly they went forth to hold a large meeting on a plain 
out from the city, and whilst they travelled towards the 
place of meeting, the eyes of his followers were opened, 
and they saw a vast multitude of angels over their heads in 
the air, accompanying them. There was in the company 
of his followers about three hundred souls, Jesus being in 
their midst, and he said, " if this all be true that I am the 
servant of the Most High God, let a wall of fire encompass 
us ; " for he well knew that the priests would again try to 
take him, they fearing his power among the people. And 
there came down from out the sky, little clouds, like beaten 
gold, transparent, and encompassed them all around. And 
they all came under the influence of the Holy Spirit, and 
they prayed, and sang, and exhorted, and whilst they were 
partaking of this heavenly feast of the soul, for such it was 
to all there, they heard a great uproar outside of the wall of 
fire, but heeded it not, until their service was ended, when 
the cloud or wall of fire disappeared, and they found them- 
selves surrounded by many troops that were led by the 
Egyptian priests, who were determined to take them pris- 
oners, and the converts began to tremble, thinking of the 
fate of their predecessors, and supposing that they also 



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might be condemned to death. But Jesus said, "fear not, 
I, through the spirit of God, will protect you," and he com- 
manded the troops to open their ranks, and to allow himself 
and his followers to depart in peace. But the priests replied, 
" no, you are our prisoners." And Jesus spoke with a loud 
voice, and waved his hand three times from toward Heaven 
to earth, and all of the priests and the troops fled away in 
great terror, and Jesus with his followers went on their way 
rejoicing, and proceeded together from the plain where they 
had met, and entered into the city of Alexandria, to a pub- 
lic square ; and others, seeing the works that he did, also 
joined with them, increasing the number of his followers to 
six or seven hundred, who believed in him ; whilst others 
reviled, and scoffed, and spit at him, to this he replied 
nothing. 

But to prove that he was a child and servant of God, he 
said, " bring here into this square, the sick, and the halt, 
and the blind, and I will show the power of God ; " and 
they brought thither a man who had been paralyzed a 
number of years, and was entirely unable to move his limbs, 
being utterly helpless. And he spoke some w T ords in the 
Egyptian language, that all might understand what he said, 
and he waved his hands over him several times, and said, 
"arise and walk, be paralyzed no more." And the man 
arose upon his feet, and walked away, being made whole, 
and many followed him, and questioned and examined him, 
to be sure if it could be possible that it was really true that 
he had been made well in a moment. And also a woman 
that was totally blind was brought into the square ; she had 
been afflicted with two cataracts, and her sight was entirely 
gone, and Jesus said, " let the people stand back that all 



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may see ; " and a circle was formed, and many persons 
looked from the buildings surrounding the square, and he 
ordered some water to be brought, and as he held the ves- 
sel containing it in his hand, the people saw an angel pour 
something into the vessel, and they also saw another angel 
take the vessel from his hand and sprinkle water upon the 
head of the woman, and bathe her eyes with it, and immedi- 
ately her eyes were opened, and she saw clearly ; and 
around and above her were seen other angels, And the 
woman kneeled to Jesus, and wept for joy ; and he said to 
her, " thank not me, but my Father who is in Heaven, for 
He doeth these things through me." 

Then Jesus with his followers returned to the plain near 
the city, and many (who witnessed the cures performed in 
the square, which have just been related,) joined them, mak- 
ing in all about fifteen hundred in number, about half of 
which were unbelievers. And whilst they were praying, 
many angels were seen walking around them to protect 
them. When the prayers were ended, many were hungry 
and thirsty, and they said, " give us bread, for we have left 
all and followed you ; " but no bread or water was given to 
them, and they became dissatisfied and noisy, saying, " we 
have had your spiritual food, but we want food for the 
body." And the multitude began to separate, and were 
going away, and he said, " will you go back to idols when 
you have seen the power of God already ? You have seen 
signs and wonders, will you constantly require them at my 
hand ? " and he said, " let the Heavens give them bread, and 
a shower of water to quench their thirst ; " and as they were 
standing murmuring, saying, " you have deceived us," a 
cloud appeared immediately over their heads, and within 



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reach of their hands, and from the cloud fell a great shower 
of bread, and all of the multitude ate and were filled, and 
there appeared reaching from out the cloud, hands holding 
skins which were filled with water, and all drank and their 
thirst was quenched ; and all shouted, " now we believe on 
you and on Him that sent you." And Jesus said, " no, you 
believe not, you speak only because you have eaten and are 
filled, and have drank water and no longer thirst ; greater 
signs shall you have ere you shall become convinced of the 
truth of these things." 

And he said with a loud voice, " those who still want, now 
suffer; and the cloud dispersed, and there appeared hun- 
dreds of angels with little whip cords, and hundreds were 
beaten until they cried with pain, and fell upon the earth ; 
being those who falsely pretended belief. About three hun- 
dred remained upon their feet, and were untouched ; they 
by the power of the spirit were illuminated, a light breaking 
from them ; and also their minds were enlightened, and 
gifts unusual and extraordinary appeared. They spoke with 
different tongues, and in different languages, and interpre- 
ted the meaning into the Egyptian language. And Jesus 
said, " you indeed are true followers ; the spirit will quicken 
you all, and try you before you are elected to preach the 
gospel to your people." And whilst he was yet speaking, a 
body of troops accompanied by the Egyptian priests came 
out to take them, they having heard of the many wondrous 
works that he had performed, and of the many people that 
followed him. 

His followers began to tremble with fear, but Jesus said, 
" Fear not, for He will give his angels charge over you, and 
not a hair of your heads shall be harmed." 



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And the whole multitude of hearers came under the in- 
fluence of the spirit, and sang with great power and glad- 
ness. And the troops encompassed them around, and the 
priests called upon them to surrender to the officers of the 
law, saying, that they were rebelling against the religion 
and law of Egypt, and that they must render themselves as 
prisoners and be tried for sedition. They answered not, but 
continued to sing for about fifteen minutes without ceas- 
ing, during which time a great cloud descended, and en- 
compassed and enshrouded the troops, and the priests, and 
from out the cloud there came little forked tongues of fire, 
and the officers commanding the troops fell from their 
horses, and the priests were prostrated, and the soldiers fled 
in dismay to the city, believing that they would all be de- 
stroyed by this man, whom they thought had control over 
the powers of darkness, and over evil demons, and who 
could, as they believed, destroy them ; and as they went 
through the city, they related what they had seen. After 
the flight of the troops and the priests, Jesus said, " march 
to the square, and we will show to the people the great 
power and glory of God ; fear not the rulers, or the priests, 
or the people, for the time has come to show His works 
publicly ; for you have all been chosen for this duty. And 
whilst they marched on towards the city, a mighty host of 
angels accompanied them, above and around them. 

And Jesus was raised above the multitude, and conveyed 
along through the air with them. And as they marched, sing- 
ing, so great was the power of the spirit, that the people fled 
to their houses, and the priests to the temples, and the sol- 
diers to their barracks, all knowing what had been done on 
the plain, and fearing that he had come to destroy the city. 



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When they had arrived at the great central square in the 
city of Alexandria, Jesus directed his followers to surround 
him, and to form a large circle, and the many persons who 
came in and joined them, nearly filled this great space. And 
he said, " If the spirits from Heaven can communicate with 
the people on earth, let them descend and talk with their 
friends, and bear witness." And immediately, several hun- 
dred spirits, (which are called angels,) descended and walked 
around among the people, and talked with those of the 
company that they had known when on earth, and called 
upon individuals that were outside of the circle, by their 
names, to come in, and to them they whispered in their own 
tongue of matters known only to them, and to their de- 
parted friends. A death-like silence prevailed ; and great 
fear fell upon those that were spoken to, and to all that 
looked on, and the conversation between the spirits and 
their friends continued for the space of two or three hours. 

Jesus then ordered that the sick, and the lame, and all 
suffering from disease, should be brought in, for he said 
" you still require greater signs from Heaven." And a white 
fleecy cloud covered the entire square over their heads. 
And from different parts of the city were brought in those 
that were sick, lame, dumb, &c. First was brought to him, 
a man about forty years of age, who had not spoken for 
twenty years. And Jesus held up his hand, and an angel 
was seen to pour something into his hand, and Jesus rubbed 
with his hand, the mouth, and head, and neck, and throat, 
of the dumb man, for some minutes, and said, " if it be Thy 
will, oh Father in Heaven, let this man speak ; " and his 
mouth was opened, and he began to speak distinctly, and 
all who heard him were astonished. And the man whose 



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speech was restored to him, spake with many, his power of 
speech being fully restored ; and he was so overjoyed that 
he would have embraced Jesus, but he said, " thank Him 
who sent me ; go and tell what has been done for you to 
the rulers, and to the people, and speak the truth ; love God 
and fear no one ; " and he went his way rejoicing. 

Then was brought forward upon a couch, a woman 
afflicted with the palsy to that degree that her whole frame 
trembled and shook like an aspen leaf ; and Jesus said, " In 
the name of my spiritual Father, let this woman be restored 
to active life." And there appeared from out the cloud, a 
dew, that fell upon the woman like rain, so that it saturated 
her with moisture, and from out the cloud were seen several 
pairs of hands, and whilst the dew fell upon her, these 
hands continued for the space of some five minutes, to make 
passes over her body; and the trembling ceased, and her 
tongue was loosed, and she shouted for joy, and she arose 
from her couch and walked about with a firm step, being 
fully restored to health ; and she told the people how won- 
derfully she had been cured. 

After this, a young man who had been injured by a fall, 
which had produced a contraction of the muscles of the left 
arm and leg, so that he was unable to use them, and was 
completely a cripple. And Jesus raised his hands and took 
from the cloud an ointment, and said, " In the name of my 
Father which is in Heaven, 1 will now make you whole;" 
and he rubbed him on the left side, and in a few minutes he 
was perfectly restored, and walked away singing gladly. 

Then was brought to him a woman of fifty years of age, 
who had been totally deaf for many years ; and Jesus said, 
" If it be the will of my Father in Heaven that His child 



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shall hear, so may it be to her, that it may be a lasting 
manifestation unto this people ; " and there appeared two 
little clouds that came out from the other cloud, that over- 
shadowed the multitude, and these small clouds each at- 
tached itself to either ear, and the sensations that followed 
were so strange, that she was afraid ; but Jesus said, " Fear 
not, no harm, but good shall come to you ; " and in a few 
moments, she cried out, " I hear, I hear! " and the multitude 
shouted ; and she said, " now I know that you are greater 
than most of men ; you have done what no man could do, 
for I now hear all that is said distinctly." And Jesus said, 
"this is enough ; for the glory and honor of my Father in 
Heaven have these things been done. For your eyes have 
seen, and your ears have heard, and the senses of the soul 
have taken hold of the marvels that have been wrought, but 
after all these signs and wonders which have been revealed 
to you this day, you will have hardness of heart, and blind- 
ness of mind, and believe that I have a demon, who at my 
command will do these things to deceive the people. Be ye 
faithful all that will, for now I leave you, but will soon return. 
Let no vain whisperings from the priests or people, turn 
you aside fromthe path of duty that I have laid before you, 
and you shall have your reward." And the cloud which 
had surrounded the multitude lifted up, and Jesus was no- 
where to be seen ; and he found himself walking on the 
plains of Galilee with several angels around him. These 
events occurred whilst he was yet in his eighteenth year. 



Note. From this time each communication is divided into the opening, con- 
tinuation of the history, and closing; the first and last being more or less 
addressed to the audience of spirits. 



54 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

opening. 

Jesus says, " the dawn of day is manifesting itself, that 
the children of men may no longer grope in darkness, and 
stumble not, but walk in uprightness, so that the light of 
Heaven shall penetrate all of the mysterious scenes of the 
past, and they shall see in the mirror of their souls, their 
life, and by the index of it made manifest to them, they 
shall go on their way rejoicing. It is not what they shall 
eat, or drink, or wear, for these are things that perish. 
But that which the soul shall lay hold of, will bring to it 
sweet repose ; and as the sun welcomes in the day with its 
invigorating rays of warmth and life, so would I this morn- 
ing give my blessing to all, that they may enjoy sweet com- 
munion with their Father which is in Heaven. 

In continuation, Jesus says, " I returned to the plains, and 
to the shepherd life, to recruit my exhausted strength. I 
had had not only the priests, but the rulers and the people 
to contend with, as they feared my power, and desired my 
death. I remained there during the residue of my eigh- 
teenth year, and whilst there, I was visited not only by the 
shepherds who dwelt there, but also by others who came to 
see and to hear me, from Jerusalem, and from Tyre and 
Sidon, and from the country around. To all of these I 
talked, and preached the gospel of truth. 

" On the opening of my nineteenth year, I went to Jeru- 
salem, and visited the Sanhedrim whilst they were met in 
conclave. With the priests and rulers there, I talked and 
disputed, and they became very angry, and said, ' how dare 
you confront us in this manner?' I answered, 'by the 
power of truth, which shall liberate all souls from priestly 
bondage, and they shall dare to speak as the soul giveth 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 55 

utterance. For your control over the spirit of man shall be 
destroyed ; and I am sent here by the power of the living 
God, my Father which is in Heaven, whom you profess to 
be chosen to serve and obey, and you know Him not. For 
you are all false prophets, and I come to deliver those who 
are your captives, and in bondage by your power.' And 
they all arose from their seats wroth and angry, and en- 
deavored to lay hold of me ; but a great light suddenly 
appeared, spread over and around me, and they, frightened 
by its appearance, feared to approach me, and I disappeared 
and walked through the city, talking with the people ; and 
a great multitude followed me as I went, and I gave notice 
to them that a large meeting would be held upon the plains 
of Galilee, and that I would meet them there and com- 
mune with them. And as I was walking alone out from 
the city, two men who had been hired by the chief priests, 
followed me, in order to assassinate me privately, (as they 
did not dare to offer violence in public, for fear of the 
people). But as they approached me, and before they had 
an opportunity to speak or to touch me, I said to them, 
' why seek ye my ilfe ? I know well for what purpose 
you are here ; ye are hirelings of the priests, employed to 
destroy me.' 

" And they both drew their daggers, and sprang forward 
to slay me ; I said, ' I am not alone,' and instantly they be- 
came paralyzed, with their hands outstretched, grasping 
their daggers, and prompt to strike, but unable to move. I 
said, ' you are powerless, you cannot kill me, my time is not 
yet come. Go to your masters and tell them what you have 
done. I bear no malice against you, or against them ; the 
truth shall make all free.' And I journeyed on towards the 



56 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

plains ; and the assassins returned to the priests and told 
them that they could not kill me, that I bore a charmed life. 

" I then went forward and visited the cities of Tyre and 
Sidon, there working miracles, or rather working out the 
law among the people. I first visited Tyre, and there was 
brought to me a young man obsessed or possessed by de- 
mons, or undeveloped spirits. The effect upon him was, 
that he plucked out and tore his hair, and wounded his 
body, and fell in agony. And I pitying him, commanded 
the evil spirits to depart from him, in the name of the Lord. 
And the possessed man sprang' forward to strike me, and 
spit at me, and I repeated, * I command you in the name of 
the Lord to leave this man ; ' and the obsessed man fell 
instantly to the ground, weak and exhausted, and appar- 
ently dead. And the people who saw it, excitedly rushed 
forward to take vengeance upon me, but I waved my hand, 
and said, ' stay, I have done this man no harm, but good,' 
and I said to him, ' arise,' and once more he was in his right 
mind and well. And I said to the people, 'you know not 
what spirit you are of ; if I had harmed this young man, 
there might have been some reason in your anger, but I 
have restored him to you sound in mind and body, and you 
would have put me to death, but the time shall come when 
you shall all repent. I go away, but I shall soon return, and 
you shall know the power of God that works through me.' 
And the people threatened my life, if I should dare to 
return. I said, ' I shall come when ye expect me not, and 
with the power of the Spirit from Heaven which you can- 
not conquer.' And I left the City of Tyre, and passed on, 
and entered the City of Sidon. 

" And soon, as I began to speak and to teach, I was met 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 57 

by great opposition from the priests, and the rulers and the 
people. Three times they attempted to arrest me by force, 
but I escaped from them ; and the last time they had nearly 
succeeded in taking me, and I then called for help from 
Heaven. And immediately, many angels were seen by all, 
to appear from every direction, and to surround me, forming 
a celestial guard, which so terrified my enemies, that part of 
them fell speechless to the ground, and others fled in dis- 
may. And I spake with a loud voice, and said, ' when I 
shall return, the Spirit of God, my Father, shall come upon 
you like a two-edged sword, and ye shall be cleft in pieces, 
and your stiff necks shall be made to bend, and your sullen 
minds shall be softened ' ; and I again returned to the plains 
of Galilee." 

Jesus in conclusion says : — " The glory of God shall be 
manifest upon the earth, as in the heavens. Although the 
envious Jews* will shut out the light, and say it is dark- 
ness, close up their understanding, and say it is foolish to 
be wise. But the continued morrow of revelation will be 
unto the children of men, and light shall shine in the dark 
places, and the love of God shall soften the hardest hearts, 
and the truth shall make them free from servitude ; and 
they shall come from the east and the west, from the north 
and the south, and they shall sit down together, and eat 
and drink of the spiritual food which is prepared for them 
by their Father and my Father, which is in Heaven." 

Children sing, " Glorious light is appearing, and angels 
coming near." 

Jesus in opening says, " Light and life are coming into 

* Jews were explained to be those who shut out the light. 



58 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

the world, and minds here that have so long lain dormant, 
are discerning it, and feeling the responsibility of their ex- 
istence." " For they shall not live by bread alone, but every 
manifested thing on the surface of creation, shall become 
an assistant in teaching them the true language of life. And 
the light penetrating and opening their vision, they will see 
the necessity of individualizing themselves, through the 
noble capacities of mind towards God and man. And they 
shall feel that every day has its needs and duties to perform, 
spiritually, socially and physically, to make it a continued 
Heaven with all its joy and peace." " My blessing I give, 
that it may rest on all, and that all being filled with its 
influence, may fulfil life's duties well." 

CONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE. 

" In the early part of my nineteenth year, I returned to 
Galilee, and became again a shepherd ; having become 
exhausted by the continual opposition and difficulty which 
I had encountered. I taught the shepherds, who gladly 
listened to me ; and also many persons came out from Jeru- 
salem to hear and see, and to talk with me. One day there 
came some priests in disguise, who had been sent by the 
chief priests to act as spies, in order to entrap me ; and one 
of them said, ' if you be the Son of God, give us a sign that 
we may know and worship you.' I said, ' you are a wolf 
in sheep's clothing ; I know who you are ; you have come 
out from the temple disguised ; you have come with the 
multitude, expecting to pass for some of them, and that you 
could deceive me, believing that I was an impostor. You 
profess to the people that you have all truth, all knowledge, 
all life, and outside of the boundaries of your priestly power, 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 59 

that there is nothing but evil and corruption ; and yet every 
day, my Father which is in Heaven manifests his glory 
throughout the universe, and his handiwork among the 
children of men on the earth ; you are all vain deceivers, 
you are an abomination unto the people, and shall die in 
your sins, and your name shall become a by-word and a 
reproach, and you shall be scattered among the people 
wherever the wind shall blow.' And when I had thus spo- 
ken, they, seeing that they were discovered, were exceed- 
ingly enraged. I continued, and said, ' nevertheless, my 
Father's will be done ; He will give you a sign through me, 
that you may know that I am truly called and baptized for 
this work.' And I said, ' In the name of the Most High let 
the angels descend among this people now.' And immedi- 
ately there was heard a sound over and around the assem- 
blage as of a mighty wind, and they heard singing in the 
air, and voices speaking, calling individuals by name, and 
the priests were confounded, not knowing what they should 
do, and they threw away their disguises, and ran to the city, 
fearing the scorn of the people that were there. And I was 
raised up in the air, and appeared standing upon a little 
cloud, and around me also appeared a mighty host of an- 
gels. And several hundreds of angels descended to the 
earth, and walked about among the people, and talked with 
them individually; these being the spirits of relatives of 
those that were present, who were made glad, although 
exceedingly astonished and amazed. And I spoke to the 
people, and said, ' seeing, now believe, hearing, understand ; 
for God will yet manifest Himself truly to all of His chil- 
dren.' And the cloud on which I appeared to stand, in- 
creased, and enshrouded me, and I disappeared from their 



60 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

sight. And the people who had come from Jerusalem re- 
turned thither, full of wonder at what they had witnessed, 
and reported it in the city, so that it was known to many. 

" And I then journeyed to the city of Capernaum, accom- 
panied by a host of angels, conversing with them as we 
went. But as I drew near to the city, I was met by a large 
company of the people, who were armed, led by the priests 
and rulers. For they had been told by a false prophet, that 
1 was coming thither to destroy the city, and to kill the 
people ; that I was possessed by a devil, and that they must 
go out and stop me, and be prepared to take me if I resisted. 
And as I approached them, accompanied by the host of 
angels, they supposed that these were troops, with the aid 
of which I would force an entrance to the city, and they 
accordingly prepared for battle. But I halted when I came 
near to them, and said, ' why come ye out here to meet me 
with men of war, armed and prepared to give battle? For 
I am a man of peace, and come to you on a mission of 
mercy and love, having no ill feeling to any one, and as you 
see I am neither armed nor prepared to fight. But you need 
not answer. I know why you have come out in battle array ; 
for I know that you have been deceived by the false asser- 
tions of a wicked and deceitful spirit, who said that I would 
come here leading an armed legion, with whose aid I pur- 
posed to force my way into your city, and to destroy it and 
to slay the inhabitants. But I come in the simplicity of the 
spirit, and my army is a legion of angels, who speak the 
truth. Now, I pray you to open the way, and let me enter 
the city peacefully, as a servant of God, that I may preach 
the truth, and do good to all of you.' " 



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closing. 

" The gifts and callings of God are without repentance ; 
all are called by Him, because they were created by Him, 
and are clothed with the spirit of love and wisdom, that 
they may work out their salvation. But they must earn 
their bread by the sweat of their brows, for by so doing, 
they shall gather the alphabetical language of Himself, in 
nature where they toil. The lilly of the valley, though 
but a simple flower, with its silent perfume can speak more 
eloquently to the traveller, of Him who created it, than did 
Solomon with all his words of wisdom. For the little flowers 
of truth on the roadside of life, shall teach the toilers of the 
day, of the tender care that God has over them, and over 
all things that He has created. And may the celestial ether, 
so enshroud all minds, as to bring peace to them in the day, 
and in the silence of the night, gentle rest for the work of 
the morrow." 

Children sing, " Glory to God, and peace and good will 
to men." 

Jesus in opening says, " The elements of the soul need 
watering, as do the plants in the garden, that the refreshing 
influence may descend into every little flower, and fill the 
tiny cups full, that they may grow strong, and shed such 
sweet perfume amid the pathways of life, that many weary 
travellers may love to wander there, to see the beauty of 
Godliness, and gather strength from its invigorating atmos- 
phere ; for each and all who are here within the sound of 
my voice, and their number* is many thousands, are all 
flowers of different kinds and varieties, planted upon all the 

* The number of spirits present was estimated at 300,000, and to them as well 
as to all who may read this, is this intended to be addressed. 



62 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

avenues and roadsides of life, shedding influence for good- 
or for evil, exhilarating some, depressing others, as they 
travel onward toward the heavenly garden, into the differ- 
ent flower-beds of life, immortal, according to their grade, 
and the development of their souls. And may each flower 
now in the body, be pruned and well fitted here, ere it is 
transplanted into the spiritual heavenly life. And may all 
those that hear me, who have left the body, be so cultivated, 
that each shall be prepared for celestial life. For all must 
be pruned, and the unhealthy weeds that grow around the 
root must be plucked out, before they can grow in heavenly 
life, and shed around them celestial fragrance ; and may 
the spiritual dew-drops of heaven, water the roots and the 
flowers, that they may grow in loveliness, and ever shed the 
influence of life to lead them to their Creator." 

Jesus is described whilst speaking thus, as holding in his 
hand flowers. 

He continues the narrative of his life. " I still entreated 
the priests and rulers who had come out from the city of 
Capernaum, to open the way to the city. They still resisted, 
and bade me begone, that they wanted me not there. I then 
kneeled upon the ground, and prayed to the Father to soften 
their stubborn hearts, and that He might send a spirit upon 
them with power to show to them that what I said was 
true. And I arose and asked them to give way, but they 
answered, 'never.' And I cried with a loud voice three 
times, with my eyes and hands raised toward Heaven, and 
when I spoke the third time, there appeared descending 
from above, a legion of angels armed and prepared to fight 
them ; and all the rulers fell speechless to the earth, and 
the priests fled to the temples, and the people scattered in 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 63 

every direction in great fear. They made, however, a barri- 
cade to stop my entrance into the city, but I went boldly 
forward, and many angels were seen clearing away all obsta- 
cles before me. As I walked through the streets, the people 
fled to their houses, and closed them up for fear; and I 
walked along and spoke to all who might hear, although 
they were not near, for they feared me. And I went into 
one of the squares of the city, and desired the angels to 
walk on the ground with me. After I had passed through 
the streets to the square, the people came out of their 
houses and followed ; and as the angels began to sing, and 
chant, the people gathered in the distance, to see and hear 
what I would do. And I shouted and said, ' go and bring 
some of the rulers, that I may show the glory of God my 
Father who is in Heaven, for, for that purpose I am here;' 
no one stirred for a few moments for fear; and I com- 
manded them again, and said, if they did not obey, that they 
should be scattered as chaff before the wind, for the law 
must be fulfilled. For fear of what would be done to them, 
they went to where the rulers laid, senseless, and apparently 
dead, and brought some of them to me. I then said, 'tell 
the priests, both of the Jews and of the idolaters to come to 
me ; else I will myself go to the temples of the idolaters, 
and to the synagogues of the Jews after them.' And when 
they had received this message, they immediately came, 
trembling with fear, supposing that I might destroy them. 
And I said, ' for your disobedience, behold these prostrate 
men. Now bring them to life, in the name of God I com- 
mand it.' This was to show to the people, the inefficiency 
of all that they could do, and prove to them my divine 
power ; the people having gathered from all parts, fearing 



64 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

that I would destroy the city and the inhabitants. And 
they sent for remedies to try to restore the rulers to their 
senses, and made use of every means in their power, and 
after they had worked for some thirty minutes without 
success, the priests tried to escape back to their temples and 
synagogues. But I said, ' there is no return to whence you 
came until you hear me, or Him that sent me, for you are 
hypocrites and deceivers.' 

" * By the power of Heaven I have been sent here to 
cleanse your city, and regenerate your minds ; and woe be 
unto each and all of you, priests, and scribes, and rulers, if 
ye hear and do not ; for ye have kept the people blind long 
enough ; they have eaten of the husks, and they have drank 
of your stagnant waters, and yet die. Now ye shall know 
by the power of God, that these men are not dead, although 
you have believed that they were; and before you again 
return to your temples and synagogues, you shall see and 
hear from that power which goes with me. For you are sur- 
rounded by a host of angels, and cannot leave this place.' 
And I said, 'let those rulers who are apparently dead, 
arise in the full vigor of life, and let them speak for them- 
selves.' And when the multitude found that I harmed them 
not, they gathered nearer to me to hear and to see. And I 
said, ' all of you who have suffered for disobeying the law, 
speak.' And they all began to relate their experience, stat- 
ing, that they felt something coming from above upon their 
brains, which penetrated the very life of their being, and the 
muscles were benumbed, and they fell to the ground. But 
that they had an inward consciousness of life, and heard 
voices talking and reasoning with them, although they were 
unable to move. They were told of the mission of Jesus, by 



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angels, who showed to them that he was true and honest, 
and that he would do them good, and that they must go and 
bear witness for him. When the priests heard this, they 
said, ' we believe you not ; you too are deceived.' No sooner 
had they thus spoken these words, when Jesus said, ' your 
sins be upon you,' and all of the priests fell to the ground 
as if dead." 

Jesus sr.ys in closing, " In this narrative, and that which 
is to follow, will be seen and known my mission in the world. 
For at times great power had to be shown, blended with 
mercy, in order that truth might prevail over error, and the 
love of God shown in the hearts of the people, and that 
the spiritual fire of Heaven might descend and purge the 
temples and the synagogues, by burning up the errors of 
the past into the newness of a spiritual life. And may all the 
spiritual temples be so cleansed and purified in the new 
resurrection, that the errors and ills of the past, shall have 
no power over mankind to destroy or lay waste ; that there 
may be joy in heaven and earth, united in one forever. I 
give my blessing to each and all." 

Children sing, " To the happy spirits now we come." 

OPENING. 

Jesus says, " As the stars shine in the blue firmament of 
Heaven, and each gives light according to its apparent 
magnitude, some sparkling very brightly, whilst others 
dimly shed their light, yet all are essential in the Heavens, 
and have their places to fill ; so with the great number of 
spirits here assembled ; all are to represent souls in the uni- 
verse of Heaven, and so shed their light and fulfill their law, 
that each and all may accomplish in the grand design of the 



66 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

universal architect, his or her particular part ; each filling a 
place, and extending some influence according to its iden- 
tity, not one having been made in vain, but all from the 
most perfect to the imperfect, will be able to do some good 
in its sphere of action. For the great Father who thus cre- 
ated them all, knows what is best to carry oat the law indi- 
vidually and collectively, for He doeth all things well. And 
may the influence of the Holy Spirit brighten, and more 
fully perfect each and all of you this morning, that you may 
shed greater light, and become more loving in all of your 
different spheres of duty, that the whole celestial world may 
beam with your reflection; and as the stars in the sky 
sparkle at night, and often speak to the traveller in earth's 
scenes, of the great hand that thus designed all things for 
good in the higher life, so may your light shine from the 
soul, on the night of man's wanderings, to know of his im- 
mortality, bring peace to his mind, and immortal daylight 
to the soul, showing and pointing out to him, the true path- 
way to walk in, and the right way to worship his Creator in 
spirit and in truth." 

Jesus continues his narrative. " After the priests at Ca- 
pernaum had fallen to the ground and became as if dead, 
the people fled in great dismay, fearing that they also would 
be struck down. But I cried with a loud voice, and said, 
' Fear not ; remain and see the works about to be done 
through me, for no man will be harmed, neither woman nor 
child. For you have all been led in darkness and error, and 
have daily suffered for the wrong doing of these priests, 
and my mission here, is to open your eyes that you may 
see, and to bid you hear and understand, and to check the 
power of these who destroy. Now you shall see that the 



Life of Jesus the Christ. 67 

priests are not dead ; and they shall testify to what they 
have seen and heard whilst they were apparently senseless.' 
And I said, ' in the name of God our great spiritual Father, 
arise, and stand upon your feet.' And in a few moments 
they were revived, and were all again in the full vigor of 
life. And I said to them, ' say what you know and have 
heard, to these people ; and let every word that you utter 
be the living truth.' And the priests began to relate their 
experience (whilst they were lying apparently insensible) ; 
and as they spoke, the people marvelled and could hardly 
believe them. One of the priests elevated his hand, and be- 
gan to speak falsely, and immediately his hand was para- 
lyzed, and his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth, and his 
eyes looked wild ; and the other priests, and all the com- 
pany overcome by fear started to run, but the host of angels 
who were stationed outside of them would allow none to 
pass. I said, ' this is but the punishment for testifying 
falsely. Now look at this man, put your hands upon him ; 
you see he is rigid and like a statue.' And many came and 
looked at, and felt of him. I then said, ' in the name of my 
Father which is in Heaven, let all these muscles be relaxed.' 
And I waved my hands over the priest, and he was in an 
instant restored, and became whole. I then said, ' go and 
bring hither some of the sick.' And in order to try me, they 
brought to me a madman, who was bound in chains, which 
was necessary to prevent his wounding and tearing himself. 
And when he was brought to me, he frothed at the mouth, 
and made desperate efforts to free himself, so that it re- 
quired all of the strength of the chains to hold him. And 
as soon as my eyes rested upon him, I said to the priests, 
'you have bereft this man of his reason with your false 



68 Life of Jesus the Christ. 

doctrine and belief ; you have caused him to be brought to 
defy the power of my Father which works through me, for 
you are a generation of evil doers, and your works follow 
you, and this man is one of its signs ; and now you shall 
see as a sign from Heaven, the glory of God revealed in this 
man, for He will press your works under His feet, and your 
power shall be overthrown.' And I said, ' In the name of 
the living God, come to your right mind, and be now sound 
in body ; ' and immediately he became calm and sensible, 
understanding and obeying what was said to him. And I 
said, ' take the chains from him, they are no longer needed.' 
The man when he observed the chains, was astonished that 
he was bound, and the multitude held up their hands in 
wonder at his sudden restoration. I said to him, ' speak, and 
relate your history. 

" And the man spoke with a loud voice so that all could 
hear, and said that he had been very wicked, had disobeyed 
all law, and defied all power ; but that at last his mind had 
become very uneasy, and he was depressed in spirit. And 
hoping to get some relief or consolation, he applied to one 
of the priests of the Greek or Roman Deities, but the priest 
finding that he was poor, and could give him no money, 
spurned him with contempt, and told him to begone. He 
then sought assistance from the Jewish Rabbies, and im- 
plored them to give to him strength and consolation, but 
they told him that he was forever damned, and must die in 
his sins. And whilst they talked to him, he became a rav- 
ing maniac. But he said, ' now I am made whole, I know 
not by what power, only that this good man has made me 
so. I will go with you, and do whatever you wish me to do.' 
And I put my hand upon the man's head, and said, ' your 



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sins be forgiven.' And he was so overjoyed that he began 
to sing and to chant. And many of his friends rushed in 
around me, and fell upon the ground to worship me. But I 
said, ' neither worship, nor thank me ; for I am only a ser- 
vant of the Most High. I have come here to bless, and not 
to destroy.' " 

In closing, Jesus says, " The spiritual element, which 
comes to make all well and whole, both in body and in 
mind, shall also open their eyes to see, and their ears to 
hear, and they shall come and go in the freedom of spirit, 
which shall quicken their understanding and animate their 
souls ; that the rays that shine from it may light some trav- 
eller's pathway, and be as a lighted lamp to some weary 
soul in darkness, and to some in sorrow, and be as a Heav- 
enly messenger to many who are asking for the knowledge 
of the way to righteousness and peace, and impress them 
with words of thoughtful prayer to their spiritual Father 
which is in Heaven, and the blessings of the spirit, be on 
each and all of you." 

Children sing, " This is the way to bless the soul." 

OPENING. 

Children sing, " Hail, chief of light." 

Jesus has in his hand a branch of the palm, which he 
waves ; many others also have them. 

He says, " This is the day which is observed in cele- 
bration of my entry into Jerusalem. The palm indicates 
peace. The outward man is ready for, and undertakes 
warfare, the inward man establishes peace. The manifesta- 
tions of life are many, and every day they cast their own 
figures around, among the scenes of earth. Some of these 



jo Life of Jesus the Christ. 

cause sweet communion with the Lord, and some give evil 
communications which corrupt the heart. But ever in con- 
sidering the past, shall the palm-tree wave as an emblem of 
peace on earth, and the loving will of God in Heaven, to 
His children below. And the sun of righteousness shall 
shine more brilliantly, and whoever will open their souls, 
shall see the prismatic emblem of their Creator shining 
upon the reflecting glass of conscience, and this so full of 
goodness, that they shall be attracted to love Him more and 
more. And may the rays of that divine light, so illuminate 
the tablet of memory this morning, that each and all can 
discern the figures cast upon it, that when they are all uni- 
ted and summed up, they shall make Heaven and earth one, 
and God the great Father of them all. And may the divine 
sun illuminate every soul that comes here to gather 
wisdom." 

In continuation of the narrative, Jesus says, " After the 
restoration of the madman, I told them to bring others of 
the sick. And they brought to me a child of the age of 
twelve years, so afflicted with rheumatism, that the joints 
of his limbs had worked out from their proper places. And 
I said, ' here is the work of some who profess to be physi- 
cians, who, not understanding the mysteries of godliness, 
cannot understand the human body. They work experimen- 
tally upon it, as you have experimented by means of the 
priests and rulers to find the Heavens. This is one of the 
manifestations of their discord. I will restore this body to 
order and harmony, which is the manifest law of God. And 
I held my hands up toward Heaven, and drew from a little 
white cloud that descended over me, a transparent sub- 
stance, like ointment ; and with it I chafed all of the joints 



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of the child, that were diseased, and also his body three 
times, each time putting up my hands for a fresh supply of 
the ointment, and each time applying it to the child. I then 
took the left hand of the boy in my left hand, and said, ' In 
the name of God, I command you to walk and be whole.' 
And at once he arose and walked, and was entirely restored. 
And the father and mother of the child were so overjoyed 
and grateful, that they desired to embrace me. But I said, 
' go your way, and rejoice in Him who through me has re- 
stored your child to you.' And the multitude set up a shout, 
being excited and astonished at what had been done. 

" Then was brought to .me a young woman of the age of 
twenty years, whose head had been drawn down by the 
effect of disease, to the right shoulder, and no one had been 
able to cause the muscles to be relaxed so that she could 
raise it to its natural position. And I said, ' truly this young 
woman has suffered much, and she shall have greater re- 
joicing, for this is the effect of a sin transmitted to her from 
her ancestors ; she shall be again made whole.' And I at 
once put both hands upon her neck, and chafed it, and then 
I upraised my hand, and there was seen to come from the 
white cloud which still remained there, a substance like oil, 
and I bathed the head, and neck, and shoulders of the girl, 
and all saw her head rise up to its natural position, and 
the multitude marveled how it could be done. And I said, 
' all of the sins of the past generation which have descended 
to you, and caused great suffering, in the name of the great 
spiritual Father, are now forgiven ; go, worship and love 
Him, and allow no other sin to come upon you.' And she 
knelt upon the ground and prayed, as I bade her do, and 
she arose and went her way. And as she passed among the 



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multitude, many pressed forward to examine her, and to see 
if it was really true that she had been thus wonderfully re- 
stored. There was then brought to me a man of forty years 
of age ; he had sinned much against the law, from his youth 
up, which had been the cause of his infirmities. And when 
he came near to me, he fell prostrate to the ground, for he 
was sore afraid. But I put my hand upon his shoulder, and 
said, ' stand up, no one will harm you.' And I put my 
hands one on each ear, and spoke to him, and he heard 
what I said, and answered by a sign. I then put my right 
hand upon the top of his head, and my left hand upon his 
throat, and in about one minute he spoke clear and dis- 
tinctly. I then made some passes over his head and neck, 
and said, ' all of the past is forgiven ; go, and see that you 
sin no more, for if you do, these infirmities will all return 
to you ; ' and the man was so overjoyed that he wanted to 
embrace me and to thank me. But I said, ' do it not ; for 
I am only a ministering spirit, sent to this city to do you 
all good. Love and serve God, and all will be well' After 
this there was brought to me an old woman, who was afflic- 
ted with many infirmities, having running issues from her 
body which no one could stop, and she was laid down before 
me. I said, ' this shall be a sign of the power of God to you, 
she shall be made every whit whole.' And I lifted my face 
and hands toward Heaven, and cried with a loud voice to 
my Father, saying, ' if I am thy child and ministering spirit 
to the earth, show through me now thy power ; let thy love 
and the fulfillment of the law be manifested on this woman, 
for a sign to all of these people that I am true.' And I said, 
' let the angels descend and heal her ; ' and suddenly were 
seen angels walking around her, singing and making passes 



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with their hands over her, and in a few moments she arose 
from her couch on which she had been brought, and stood 
erect, and cried, ' I am getting well, I am getting well.' 
Whilst the angels were making the passes over her, the 
people present could see the magnetism proceeding from 
their hands, which had the appearance of vapor or steam. 

" After the recovery of the woman, I said, ' glory to God, 
and peace on earth. I now shall leave you, but ere long I 
shall return. In an hour that ye know not, I shall enter 
your city again, and I shall know all that you have done in 
my absence ; and wo be unto all of you who have not gath- 
ered wisdom from these works that I have done among 
you.' And a large cloud descended from the sky, and en- 
veloped me, and when it lifted up, 1 was no longer to be 
seen. 

In closing, he says, " Great signs in the past were re- 
quired by the people, to test and realize my mission. And 
so has it always been from time immemorial to the present 
day, that the children of men consult priests and oracles, 
and emblematical letters, and scrutinize symbols, to find out 
the mysterious working of God upon earth. And that each 
and all of you gathered here, may become a true sign and 
prophet to yourselves, and by the revelations given, know- 
ing the way wherein you travel, to find and realize the 
celestial Heaven of bliss, are these things given by me, so 
that you may stumble not, that you may walk uprightly, and 
love God and serve Him with all your spirit and strength. 
I give my blessing to all." 

The children assisted by others, spread branches of palms 
and flowers in his way, and sing, " Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 
thou happy home." The company inside and outside of the 



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circle, are about three hundred and fifty thousand in 
number. 

OPENING. 

The children and many others, come in holding in their 
hands a profusion of flowers, which they strew in the path 
of Jesus. They sing, " The spirit now is born anew, through 
influence from Heaven." 

Jesus says, "Although the storm be in the outside world, 
and the rain descends, and the snow flutters in the air, yet 
inwardly the soul can be at peace, and have the joyous in- 
fluence from Heaven descend upon it. In Adam, which 
represents the physical body, all must die ; so by the influ- 
ence of the Christ in the soul by the new resurrection, shall 
all be made alive. Such is Easter Sunday. And as the bird 
that wings his flight high in the atmosphere, and sings his 
notes of joy, so shall the new born spirit mount into the 
spirit atmosphere, and sing the divine notes of love ; and so 
may every soul here, be gradually unfolded to ascend into 
this sublime condition, being constantly brighter, having 
a perpetual easter resurrection, and dwell with God for- 
ever. I give my spiritual blessing of the morning to all 
alike." 

In continuation of the narrative, he says, " I found my- 
self walking on the plains of Galilee. I was directed by the 
angels to return to the shepherd life, to replenish and rein- 
vigorate my vital body, which by continued labor had 
become exhausted, and I rested with the shepherds many 
days. Some days I would be entirely in the spirit, knowing 
none around me, receiving instructions from angels, and ' 
directions for my future labor. After having become thor- 
oughly recuperated, I again set out and travelled towards 



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Egypt, and on my way I met with a caravan which was 
conveying merchandise to Jerusalem. It consisted of many 
persons, and I bid them halt, and said, ' I perceive that you 
have among you robbers, who with their stolen goods are 
going to Jerusalem.' And at once a number of them sur- 
rounded me, intending to take my life ; denied my author- 
ity and my charge of theft, calling me a madman, and said, 
1 for this' rashness you shall now die ; ' and they rushed 
toward me with drawn swords to slay me. I raised my 
hands toward Heaven, and instantly they all fell to the 
ground, (before they could reach me,) and some of their 
companions who had come to assist, stood still when they 
saw what had occurred. I said, ' this is well, for the glory 
of God shall come down upon you. I, you see am alone, 
and an unarmed traveller, whilst you have many men well 
armed ; but God my Father who dwells in Heaven, is 
mighty and eternal, and by the power which caused you to 
fall to the ground, now arise. You would have taken my 
life because I spoke the truth, and said that you had rob- 
bers and thieves among you.' And they all arose more 
frightened than at first, seeing that my power over them 
was so great. And I said, ' put up your swords, those are 
only used in the passion and hate of men ; my tongue is a 
two-edged sword when controlled by the spirit of truth, and 
can divide bone and marrow, joint and sinew, as I shall now 
do with this your caravan, by causing a great division 
among you ; and those that you esteem most, your leaders, 
are thieves and robbers.' And they again rushed forward 
to kill me; I said, '-stay your hands, you cannot take my 
life.' And I pointed out the leaders, and called them by 
name, and said, ' a part of this merchandise you have stolen, 



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and now go to offer it for sale in another city, deny it if 
you can.' And they trembled like leaves in the wind. And 
1 pointed to the leader whom they most respected, and said, 
1 you are a vain, wicked man ; you are filthy from your head 
to your feet, and if you do not repent, you will die in your 
sins.' And the leader fell down before me, and wept like a 
child, and said, ' save me, save me,' for he felt his infirmities 
coming upon him. I said, ' it is well, this indeed is repen- 
tance ; arise, stand up ; ' and I put my hand upon his head, 
and said, ' you are forgiven, sin no more ; take the goods to 
Jerusalem, and send for the owners to come there and get 
them.' 

"And all of the people who composed the caravan, gath- 
ered around me, and begged of me to go with them. I said, 
1 nay, but tarry thou here two days with me, that I may 
show to you the glory of God, and bring joy to your hearts.' 
The number of men who composed the caravan, was about 
five hundred. After reasoning with them a short time, they 
pitched their tents. And some of them said to me, ' two of 
our camels are sick, tell us what to do for them, we ask 
you for we find that you are a good man, and have great 
power.' And I said, ' lead the camels to me.' One of them 
from being overloaded had become lame in the back. I di- 
rected water to be brought, and I pointed with my forefin- 
ger upwards, and instantly, some substance descended into 
the water, and I said to one of these men, ' pour this water 
on to the lame parts of the camel's back, and cause her to 
walk, and she limped no more, but was well. The other 
was a dromedary, with diseased lungs, which whilst eating 
and breathing produced a whistling noise. I chafed the 
throat of the animal three times with my right hand, and so 



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intense was the action of the influence upon the animal, 
that it groaned and kicked, but after the third application 
of my hand it was well. And the person who had charge, 
asked, ' how do you do this ? ' and I answered and said, ' by 
the same power that I commanded you to stay. I am a ser- 
vant of the living God, whom you know not ; but I will 
show you how to find and worship Him.' I then called a 
large number of the persons attached to the caravan, each 
by their respective names, told them of their birth, and 
described many scenes that they had passed through since 
they were born, called the names of friends and children 
who were dead, and mentioned many interesting occurren- 
ces that were connected with them whilst they were upon 
earth. And they began to be afraid, and I said, ' what fear 
you, is not this the truth that I speak ? Greater things I 
will now show to you ; look up ! Let them see through the 
power of our Father, that they may understand.' And 
every one did see their friends around them, and they cried 
out with wonder and amazement, and said, ' can this be 
true!'" 

CLOSING. 

In closing, Jesus says, " Those that yet dwell in their 
bodies, are constantly asking for signs and wonders, and 
although the spirit world is ever with them, and the friends 
that they have loved walk around them daily, yet those in 
the body are truly dead to the intent and purpose of life ; 
they know neither their existence, or why they stay upon 
the earth. How then can they know God, or the future 
life ? But as came the easter resurrection morning to me, 
when my spiritual body took form to return to the earth to 
minister to the children of men, so may all of these spirits 



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rise higher and higher, and be fully embodied, to return 
back to the earth, and bear with them flowers of Heaven, 
and be ministering spirits, showing the new resurrection in 
the easter morning birthday, so that they shall drive away 
the darkness of the Friday of death, and be as a shining 
light in the valley, to the shadow which the tomb casts over 
them, taking away the sting of death, and crowning them 
with immortal life and glory. And may all that are here, 
or that shall come here, hear and see, feel and understand, 
that God loves all, for they are all His children, and He is 
trying with His love to draw them near to Him." 

All the great multitude of three hundred and eighty 
thousand join in singing as he chants, " Joy to the world, a 
saving power has come, which points his children onward 
to their home." 

opening. 

The procession approaching is estimated at one hundred 
and fifty thousand. The children sing, " Hail, Lord of 
light." 

Jesus in opening says, " The spring morning of the day, 
after the sweet sleep of the hours of the night, is the time 
when the soul should soar into the spiritual regions to 
gather the dew-drops, that will give it life and inspiration 
for the journey of the day, that like the flower that opens 
its cups to get water, that it may grow, so should the soul 
of man drink in these little drops of dew, that will be re- 
freshment to his nature, and quickening all of the nobler 
impulses of his being, he should live constantly to learn that 
the most noble truths of God, are the most beautiful and 
simple when rightly understood, and that as the Sabbath 
was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath, he may rest 



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from the weary toils of the day, and strengthen his body, 
and open the tiny cups of the soul, and gather in sweet 
thoughts of life from Heaven, be invigorated and renewed 
by the sweet inspiration from the Father in Heaven, that 
when again he enters the busy haunts of men, he can look 
pleasantly back on the past, and have no sorrow for the 
opening day. 

"So may all that are here on this Sabbath morning, be 
ready to receive within the cups of the soul, the falling dew- 
drops of truth from Heaven, and by the chemical sunlight 
of the law, shed sweet influence around in their spheres of 
life, making all happy and holy, learning to work out the 
entire will of their maker, God, forever." 

In continuation of the narrative, Jesus says, " I remained 
with the caravan two days, and sat with them % and they 
heard angels singing, whilst I was giving them instruction, 
and then all, both angels and mortals sang together. And 
I was raised from the earth several times, to show to them 
the wonderful power which attended me ; and they were all 
much amazed at what they saw and heard, and their souls 
were filled with words of wisdom which fell from my lips, 
and they expressed great joy. 

" I said, ' now the glory of God has been manifested to 
you, depart in peace.' They said, ' tarry, or go on the jour- 
ney with us,' but I said, ' no, I must be about my Father's 
business, for I have a work to do.' And I gave them my 
blessing, and passed on to Tyre and Sidon. 

" And when I came to Tyre, the inhabitants all ran and 
shut themselves up in their houses, for I had said that I 
would return when they knew it not, and they feared that 
I might avenge myself for the past, and destroy them. I 



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proceeded through the town to the market place, but none 
came out to meet me, all having hidden themselves through 
fear. I began to chant and sing under the influence of the 
spirit, and so sweet and pleasant were the sounds, that they 
gradually came forward to learn what it was, and when 
they found that I harmed them not, they ventured to come 
nearer to me ; and I said, ' Fear not ! I am but a man made 
like yourselves, only the power of my Father which is in 
Heaven, is manifested through me to do you all good. 

" ' Come one and all, gather around me, open your ears, 
and hear what I have to say to you. I love all, and hate 
none, and He that works through me, is my Father and 
your Father.' And I spoke to them of the Kingdom of 
Heaven, and of the v joy and happiness that should come 
from that world of immortality, and of the light that was 
shedding its rays in the dark places of the earth. And I 
"said, ' now bring to me the sick, and the halt, and the lame, 
and the blind, that I may heal them.' Many ran to bring 
them. The first that was brought, was a child of three 
years of age, whose spine was bent or crooked from its 
birth. I took the child in my arms, and said, ' behold this 
deformity, which is caused by want of knowledge how to 
deal with the human body. This child will I now restore 
to full health, in the name of God my Father who dwells 
in the vast heavens.' I said, ' bring me some oil,' (speaking 
to an angel who brought to me the oil,) but the people also 
supposing that I spoke to them, ran to get oil, and were 
astonished at what I did, fearing that I would kill the child. 
But I said, ' this oil comes from Heaven,' and I poured 
some of it upon the child's head, and it ran down the spine, 
and I blew upon it with my breath, and they all saw it 



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absorbed in. I then with my hand anointed the head of the 
child, and passed my hand up and down on the spine seve- 
ral times, and the back was made whole and straight ; and 
I said, ' thank God for it ; ' and restored the child to its 
mother, who with tears thanked me. The multitude who 
saw it stood amazed, not knowing what to say. 

" Then was brought to me two twin girls, of about the 
age of -twelve years, who were afflicted with sores upon their 
bodies, so that the skin was dropping in pieces off from 
them ; and I said, * this is a sad sight, for they suffer much, 
and have sinned not ; let me see their parents.' But the 
parents would not come forward, (being afraid,) and I called 
twice, and then commanded them in a loud voice, in the 
name of God to come, or suffer. ' I know all that you have 
done ; I am the Christ, and you shall all know it.' And the 
parents of the twins stepped out from among the multitude 
with fear and trembling, and fell upon their knees, and said, 
* let us alone ; we want not to do with you. You are an 
enchanter and wizard, let us alone.' I said, ' the guilty need 
not to be accused ; your suffering now is greater than you 
can bear, and your infirmities and sins many ; for you have 
some knowledge, and know the law, and have not obeyed 
it, and great has been your suffering for it ; now stand upon 
your feet and fear not ; these are your children, see what 
you have done unto them ; they suffer for your transgres- 
sions.' And addressing the husband, I said, ' you are a 
teacher and ruler of the people ; you say to others go and 
do, yet do not yourself. Now these children I shall make 
whole, to show to all of you the power and glory of God ; ' 
and I moved my hand through the air over them, and they 
gradually began to be covered with a thick mist, so that 



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none could see them, and they remained covered by it for 
the space of about two minutes. I then waved my hand 
upwards over the mist, and it disappeared. The children 
exclaimed, ' how happy we feel ! ' But the parents spoke 
not, for they were afraid, not liking what I had said to 
them. I then said to them, ' your sins still be upon you, go 
and repent.' " 

CLOSING. 

In closing, Jesus says, " As came light and life into the 
world, so came sorrow and death, that the end might jus- 
tify the means, in the spiritual birth over all ; for as in 
Adam all must change, so in the spiritual Christ shall all 
truly realize life immortal. 

" It was so ordained in the beginning of Creation, that 
everything should have its time and season, that the law 
might be fulfilled, should have its day of pleasure and its 
night of rest ; and through all these various changes should 
come to the knowledge of the true Sabbath of the Lord. 

" And may all of you here present, find sweet rest, which 
you have now entered into in its first principles, until you 
shall have arrived in your home in the celestial Heaven. 
He chants, (joined by the great multitude of four hundred 
thousand present,) " Glory to God on High, and peace on 
earth, and good will to men.' " 

opening. 

As the great procession enters the circle, Jesus chants, 
accompanied by the children, and the great multitude who 
precede and follow him, the words, " We come to bring new 
light to man, new light to man." 

Jesus in opening says, " These are all my friends. I dis- 



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cern in the world of mind a great commotion. Men are 
divided in opinion in religion, and in matters relating to 
government. One class, (from their interpretation of the 
prophecies,) looking for the millenium, and expecting that 
they shall be caught up and conveyed to Heaven, whilst 
all others shall be destroyed by fire ; that the world shall 
be purged from all of its iniquities, and become as a new 
earth, and that then they will descend and occupy it only 
for themselves, and live as it were in close communion with 
God. These comprise two or more divisions, with more or 
less of differences of opinion. 

" The Jews thinking that Christ has never appeared upon 
the earth, and is about to come, and that the mental and 
physical world in their commotion, foreshadow his coming, 
and that he will come to reign over them, and that they will 
go back to Jerusalem, which will be rebuilt in greater 
splendor than before, and that he will be their King, and 
that their altars shall again be reared, and sacrifices offered 
upon them to Jehovah as before. 

" The political agitators believe, that this state of unrest 
betokens an overturn in the great ideas of government, 
which shall be purified from the corruption that prevails, 
and that all monarchical governments shall be replaced by 
those of a liberal character, so that the people shall have 
more of choice in rulers, instead of the one man or one 
woman power as now, by Kings, Queens, and Emperors. 

" Whilst the few truly religious souls, find in it, only the 
quaking of the outward world, with the tempest of thought 
not guided by reason or judgment, to find the spirit not 
there. But in the sweet soft breathing of inspiration which 
gently steals over their souls, shall man find his true Re- 



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deemer, these only preparing the way, when sweet shall be 
the breathing, comforting, and supporting influence of the 
spirit, and they shall sit under their own vine and fig-tree, 
without fear of interruption from any one, and they shall 
love God with their whole souls, and their neighbor as 
themselves." 

CONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE. 

Jesus says, " I again caused the mist to fall upon and 
around the two girls, and the multitude could hear them 
say, * how pleasant is this feeling, we are better,' whilst the 
parents in the distance watched me, fearing that I would 
cast a spell upon them, believing me to be a wizard, and 
that I did this by the power of the devil. Observing them 
I said with a loud voice, ' depart, repent of your sins and be 
whole.' And they at once began to rave as if crazy, and the 
people ran and surrounded them to see what was the mat- 
ter. And they said that something was biting them all over 
their bodies, and they began to tear their flesh, and pull 
their hair in agony, and said to the people, (who questioned 
them,) ' he has bewitched us.' The man being a ruler and a 
priest, and having much power with the people, said, 'why 
do you suffer him here ? he soon will destroy us all if you 
do not drive him away.' The people at this appeal became 
much excited, and rushed forward with great noise and 
confusion. I said, ' stand ! you cannot harm me ; these 
people are sinners against the law, now will I show to you 
the fullness of God's power.' Nevertheless the parents of 
the children still endeavored to excite the people to drive 
me away, but I said, ' now you have fulfilled the law by suf- 
fering, come hither to me.' But they came not. I said to 
the people, ' go and bring them.' But they were afraid. I 



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then said, ' let the angels bring them here.' And in a few 
moments they came forward, compelled by angels who were 
around them, and visible to all ; the parents crying aloud 
with fear. When they had come within a few paces, I said, 
' wretched people, do you think that my Father in Heaven, 
will allow you to control this multitude to harm me ? No, 
for this is but a visitation upon you, caused by your own 
worjcs through the spirit. I have directed it to be intensi- 
fied on you ; now go your way, be whole, sin no more, and 
mind that you obey the law, or greater things than these 
shall visit you.' I then waved my hands over the cloud that 
enveloped the daughters, and said, 'go to your parents, you 
are well and whole, seek God and love Him, for I shall come 
again and do greater works than these.' And I was envel- 
oped by a cloud and disappeared." 

CLOSING. 

In closing, Jesus says, " The manifestations of the spirit, 
shall work out many of the ills of life, and cause great re- 
joicing among the people ; but it must come to each one 
severally as they will. Great power was given me by the 
Father from Heaven, to work out and manifest the princi- 
ples of the law to mankind. So shall each one become a 
worker in the great vineyard of reform ; correcting his own 
imperfections first, that he may be able to do more good to 
humanity, by seeing the ills and that which is needed to 
correct them. And may every spirit thrust the beam out of 
his own eye, then can he see the mote in his brother's eye, 
that all may work through the harmonious law of God for 
the good of all. And may the spirit of love quicken you for 
this great work ever." 



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He chants, accompanied by the four hundred thousand 
present, " Our Father who dwells in Heaven, peace and joy 
to earth he brings." 

" I bless all within the sound of my voice." 

OPENING. 

Jesus in opening says, " The peace of the spirit be unto 
all this morning. There is but one morning on the earth 
here, and that should be made perpetual, and it is manifest 
only when the soul seeks its divine author ; then its sweet 
influence is drawn out, and the simplicity of the child char- 
acter made apparent. For it wishes to take all in its em- 
brace, and feels a desire to make all happy ; it sees God in 
all things for good, and is delighted in the many things that 
are placed before them, that all may learn of Him. So, life 
being apparent in its outward form, will the soul grow 
towards its true development, and every true word is like 
an atom of bread, to give it strength to investigate farther 
to gain knowledge. 

" I will welcome the many visitors from the suns and 
planets, (who are here seeking to get wisdom's bread,) to 
our festive table this morning, and trust that on their return 
home to the different spheres from whence they have come, 
that they may act as faithful messengers, distributing 
crumbs on their journeys, carrying glad tidings to many 
souls, making a faithful report of that which they have seen 
and heard, and with the spirit of love and good will, I ex- 
tend the right hand of fellowship to the Christ reformers 
and all present." 

Note. It may be mentioned, that this day there had arrived from a great in- 
terior sun, far beyond the milky way, and described as seventy times greater than 
our sun, ten Christs, the same number of Emperors, and the same number of 



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CONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE. 

Jesus says, * I again found myself on the plains of Gali- 
lee ; for I needed rest after the many trials and difficulties 
that I had had to contend with. Soon, however, it was 
noised abroad in and around Jerusalem, that I had returned, 
and many persons came out to see and to talk with me, and 
entreated me to come to Jerusalem, for I was much needed 
there.' I said, ' not now ; fields more barren than that city, 
require to be ploughed deeply by the spirit of truth, the soil 
to be turned over, and made ready for seed ; to those fields 
should I go.' They asked, ' how long do you stay here ? ' I 
answered, * seven days, and then shall again proceed upon 
my mission.' They then asked if they should tell the people 
what they had seen and heard, and I answered, ' yes.' And 
large numbers of the people came out from the city to be 
with me, for they hungered and thirsted for more righteous- 
ness. On the second day of my tarry, at about the hour of 
noon, a large multitude had gathered around me, and I 
stood in the midst, and all very happy ; a large white cloud 
gathered over them, and I was caught up into the cloud, 
and as it broke away, I appeared to be standing in the air. 
And some of the people who believed in me more truly than 
others, said, * let us also go up there ; ' and I said, ' all those 
who have true faith in God, may come up ; ' and I waved 
my hand three times down and up, and instantly ten per- 
sons began to rise from the ground ; but two of them as 
they began to rise, were afraid, and instantly fell to the 
ground. I said, * oh ye of little faith ! could you not trust 

Vice- Emperors, attended by twenty thousand followers. These being in addition 
to the great number of Christs and rulers from other suns and planets, and follow- 
ing the law of the size of the men to the sphere, these were described as being 
fifteen feet in height. 



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the Lord ? Now stand,' and I commanded them to rise, and 
they came up with the rest. And those that remained upon 
the ground began to move away for fear that they also would 
be caught up, but I said, ' tarry until I come back.' And 
soon we were all lost to view, having been gone from sight 
about thirty minutes, when the cloud opened and we all 
came to the ground. I said, ' while I am here, 1 will labor 
in the service of my Father in Heaven.' 

" The people said, ' give us bread and water, we are hun- 
gry and thirsty.' I said to them, ' I have given you bread, 
and yet you hunger ; you have had water, and yet thirst. 
How much longer shall I deal with you in this manner? 
You care only for the outward world, not the spiritual; for 
if you had spiritual faith, all would be given to you.' And I 
said with a loud voice, 'let the angels bring bread and 
water, and show to them still another sign ; that God is 
able and ready to help all of His children.' 

" And the people heard a sound above them as of the 
rustling of dry leaves, and suddenly there appeared walking 
around them, angels, with skins of water, and little baskets 
full of bread. And I said, ' eat, drink, and be filled ; ' and 
angels began to give out to the multitude, bread and water, 
and whilst they were eating and drinking, there came upon 
them suddenly from the Heavens, a sound as of a mighty 
wind, and some cried out, and said that they felt hands 
upon them, and some spoke with tongues, others prophe- 
sied, others were raised up into the air, and brought back, 
until the entire company of about four hundred souls were 
all in motion, swerving to and fro, hardly knowing what 
they were doing, so great was the power around them. I 
said to them, ' this is the effect of the outpouring of the 



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spirit,' and they were so much impressed, that they pressed 
toward me to touch me, or to touch my garments. I said, 
' thank me not, but look up.' And they beheld all around 
them, on the earth, and in the air, a great number of angels 
walking, and they heard them sing, and many of the people 
were called by name, and many of the company recognized 
among the spirits, those that they had formerly known. 
And joy was great among the multitude, and they remained 
all of the night there, and in the morning returned to the 
city, and related what had been done." 

CLOSING. 

In closing, Jesus says, " The true thought that is uttered 
from the interior soul, is bread indeed, and the falling par- 
ticles of inspirational dew is the water of life, and it is free 
for all ; no one shall have it all, for as each and every one 
needs some, so shall it be shared in the multitude of earth's 
children, and not only shall they eat and drink, as in the 
kingdom of Heaven, with the loved friends who once dwelt 
upon earth, but the angels have come to stir the healing 
waters, that the sick may receive from the bounteous hand 
of their Father, balms of life to renew and invigorate them, 
and each shall feel that He has a care over them daily, by 
His ministering spirits, and that they shall at last find a 
home of rest and peace to the soul. And may all who dwell 
in the earthly sphere, seek to understand the ministering of 
spirits or angels to them, and be prepared for the coming 
of the great kingdom, and God shall dwell with His chil- 
dren, and they shall love Him ; for this end do I come 
here, and the light I bring and the words that I speak to 
each and all of you, may they be as strength to assist you 
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"And may all of the visitors who are with us this morn- 
ing, who have come from the many distant and great suns, 
and from the smaller suns and planets, return home, pleased 
with their journeys, and with the results of what they have 
seen and heard, and spread the knowledge that they have 
acquired, until all the suns, worlds, and universes, shall 
resound with hallelujah to God. And may it so ever 06.'' 

Jesus chants, accompanied by the great multitude of four 
hundred and thirty thousand spirits, " See the darkness rolls 
away, man grows immortal every day." 

OPENING. 

As the procession approaches, Jesus chants, accompanied 
by the children and the great number who precede and 
follow him, " Hark, the spirit's warning cry, prepare to live, 
and not to die." 

He says, " It is pleasant to meet so many souls who have 
come to get their spiritual atom of bread ; for this will be 
the noonday passover which he gets from the Fathers 
bounteous storehouse, and as a ministering spirit, I distri- 
bute it to the children ; for all in the universe are needy, 
seeking light, and asking for strength, and as I said in old 
times when upon earth, whosoever shall give a cup of cold 
water, to one the least of these, so shall he receive again 
from the bounty of Heaven ; he shall receive a goblet full, 
running over ; for these are lambs and sheep of the Fath- 
er's flock, and I would act as the good shepherd to them, 
under instructions from the Lord to have a watchful care 
over them and feed them ; and if any stray from the fold, 
I will bring them back, and if they are in sorrow, with lov- 
ing words will I soothe them, and lead them into fresh 



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pastures, where they will find plenty and peace, and to pure 
rivulets to drink when they are thirsty, and they shall thirst 
no more. I would have one great sheepfold, and one good 
shepherd, that shall watch over all alike ; and as you are 
all that are here this morning, but sheep and lambs in the 
great pasture of my Heavenly Father, so would I breathe 
words upon you that shall be as pure water to your souls 
to refresh them, and you shall have the sweet crumbs to 
eat, that will strengthen the soul, as the fresh grass of 
spring that makes glad the cattle in the fields. 

" And may the spirit of God, the living Father of us all, 
so bathe you in the limpid dews of Heaven, that when you 
go back to your several spheres, and suns, and planets, in 
the different universes which are your homes, you may 
know and do His will better than ever before ; and may the 
blessings of the spiritual Father, be with you through all 
time without end. Amen." 

CONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE. 

In continuation of the narrative, Jesus says, " The people 
who had been with me on the plains of Galilee, returned to 
the city of Jerusalem and its vicinity, and on the following 
day there came out from the city many, and also there 
gathered with them the shepherds from all the plains adja- 
cent, numbering in all about one thousand persons. And 
among them was one man who came up clo'se to me, and 
said, that he loved me so dearly, that he would be willing 
to give his life for me, and threw himself at my feet ; but I 
said, ' arise, you hypocrite and deceiver ; you are one of the 
hirelings of the priests ; you are rich in this world's goods, 
think you that you can deceive me ? I have already read 



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you from your birth ; you are a child born full of the pas- 
sions of a priest ; you are an illegitimate child of one ; from 
your birth you have been nursed, fed, and cared for by 
priests, and are now sent here to try me ; would you give 
all that you have to the poor and follow me ? Not one far- 
thing would you offer, yet you brought the lie here in your 
mouth. Now go back to the masters who hired you, and 
tell them what I have said, and to come themselves and not 
to send you ; I shall remain here to meet them.' The man 
stood upon his feet, and shook like an aspen leaf, and set 
out to return to the city, trembling as he went. And I 
spoke with a loud voice to those which were assembled, and 
said, ' The kingdom of Heaven must come upon the earth 
by power, which shall bring to naught the vain pretences 
of man, and show to him how feeble he is when with error 
and falsehood he attempts to deal with truth.' 

" I began to sing and chant, and in a few seconds, sing- 
ing and chanting were heard in the air, from spirits around 
them, and many cried, and said, ' look up to the Heavens, 
and see what is coming!' And as the people were observ- 
ing the things in motion above them, I disappeared from 
them, and then reappeared among the clouds in the air, 
surrounded by several hundreds of angels, and then, accom- 
panied by them, gradually descended to the earth, which 
was witnessed by all that were assembled. 

" As soon as all the angels had gathered among the 
company, a large white cloud gathered over them, and the 
people began to move backward and forward, and cried out, 
and said, ' the earth is breaking to pieces under our feet, 
save us ! ' (But this was a spiritual action on the bodies and 
brains of the people, and not any movement of the earth.) 



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They continued in this condition for the space of two hours, 
and then gradually sank to earth in a state of partial trance, 
not knowing what they were doing ; night came on, and I 
laid down and slept with them, and continued in a partial 
sleep until the morning." 

CLOSING. 

In closing, Jesus says, " Sweet is the sleep of the spirit ; 
it has placed its trust in its maker, and then knows not, nor 
does it feel fear of harm ; that loving faith dispels all fear, 
and brings that sweet repose that only the free Christian 
conscience can realize. For it is one in God through Christ 
in the Holy Spirit, and feels the keenness of the divine eye 
that watches over him, and as the tired weary child can lay 
its head on its Father's bosom to rest in perfect confidence 
of an opening future, so may all these children that are 
here, lay their wearied souls in the spiritual arms of the 
great Father, feeling perfect trust and consciousness that 
He will care for them through the many changes of the 
spiritual growth, onward and upward, to celestial rest ; for 
well does He know all of their needs, and not one that shall 
come to Him for help, shall be turned away. 

" And may the spiritual blessing of His inward nature, 
prompt each child here,, to work and pray for this end 
throughout eternity." 

They sing, " Sweet spirit, peace we leave with thee." 

OPENING. 

They sing, " There is great joy in Heaven, over one sinner 
tha.t repenteth." 

Jesus in opening says, " I have come this morning as the 
husbandman, to plant anew the vineyard of the Lord, and 



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as I did of old, sow well the seed, so I trust this morning, 
that the seed may fall in good and genial soil, grow strong 
and thrifty, and render back to the great husbandman, after 
the angels shall have reaped it, an abundant harvest ; that 
each seed may become fully ripe, without signs of decay, and 
as these thousands of spirits gathered here, being as they 
are, germs of life in the outward vineyard, to be replanted 
and gathered into the different circles and spheres, ripened 
according to their state and condition, seeking for and 
obtaining those rich particles of .dew that fall in genial 
showers over them, to ripen them for the celestial centre. 

" And when the spirit reaper comes, may he find them 
all ripe, and ready to be fully gathered in ; and my spirit 
influence I would extend as drops of dew, to be absorbed 
into each soul, and help it onward to make progress to the 
end. 1 give my spirit blessing to all." 

CONTINUATION OF NARRATIVE. 

In continuation of the narrative, Jesus says, " This was 
the fifth day of my stay on the plains of Galilee, and whilst 
the company that were assembled with me were singing, 
they saw coming towards them, a large number of persons 
from Jerusalem. I was informed by spirits who were around 
me, the object of their coming. T spoke not, but continued 
praying and singing, and talking. The multitude who 
approached near to us, was composed of priests, rulers, 
soldiers, and the rabble who followed them, making several 
hundred in number ; and as the company with me saw the 
soldiers begin to surround them, becoming frightened, sep- 
arated, and endeavored to escape. I said, * Fear not, stay ! 
Not one sheep can be taken from the fold without the 



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shepherd's consent ; for the Heavenly Father through me 
will protect you.' But fearing the rulers and priests, my 
adherents gathered close to me. One of the rulers, (a 
Roman officer,) commanded in the name of Caesar, that I 
should surrender, and ordered the people to give me up. I 
answered not, but continued singing ; and the officer said, 

I open the way, that we may take this madman ; ' and drew 
his swerd and was about to strike some of them with it. I 
cried with a loud voice, ' shed not innocent blood ! Why 
have you come here to disturb our meeting ? Have I not 
worked for good, doing harm to no one ? And yet you seek 
to take my life, but that you cannot do ; for I have not yet 
fulfilled the mission that was given me from Heaven.' The 
officer said, ' I command you in the name of Caesar to de- 
liver yourself to me a prisoner, on the charge of sedition 
and false teaching.' I answered, ' you cannot take me, and 
by the power of Heaven which overshadows me, you shall 
all be put to flight.' Then one of the fanatical priests said, 

I I will take him,' and rushed forward to do it. But I spoke 
with a loud voice, and said, ' you vain boaster, stand ! ' And 
pointed with my finger towards him, and he instantly stood 
paralyzed, rigid and fixed as a statue, being powerless to 
move either his body, or eyes, or tongue. 

" The officer then rushed forward with his sword uplifted, 
and attempted to take me, but I looked fixedly at him, and 
pointing towards him with my finger, he too was also 
paralyzed. The priests exclaimed, ' this man deceiveth the 
rulers and the people under pretence of being the Christ ; 
he must not escape from us this time, close in upon him, 
and seize him ; ' and they rushed forward to do it. I, fearing 
not for myself, but that harm might come to the people who 



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had assembled to hear me, cried for help from Heaven, for 
a host of angels to protect me, and those who followed me, 
and said, ' now let the power of God be shown ; if I am a 
true prophet, let it be proved here.' 

" And all there, heard great noises from the sky, like 
thunder, and saw flashes of light, like lightning, and in a 
few seconds, the priests, rulers, and officers, were all laid 
prostrate on the ground ; for each one had been struck 
down by the power that came through the lightning and 
the thunder ; and the rabble that had followed them for the 
purpose of plunder, being frightened, ran off towards the 
city. I said, 'make an open space around me, and bring 
in the leading priest and officer near to me.' And they 
brought them and laid them down before me, they remain- 
ing speechless and insensible ; and I waved my hand over 
them three times, and said, ' In the name of Heaven and by 
its law, again receive your senses ; arise, stand upon your 
feet ! I know what manner of men you are ; you richly de- 
serve punishment, for disturbing innocent and quiet people, 
who were holding a free and religious meeting ; you sup- 
posed that you could take us unawares. You are living yet 
dead, deep died in sin and crime. You,' (pointing to the 
officer,) ' are a child of the devil, and the works of your 
Father you willingly do, for crimes unnumbered you have 
committed ; men, women and children, you have often put 
to death in your vain ambition, thirsting for power, and 
their blood is now upon you ; you are stained even to the 
soul centre, you are so wicked and corrupt. Your accusers 
now meet you face to face*here.' And instantly, surround- 
ing him, were seen the spirits of the men, women and chil- 
dren, whom he had murdered in cold blood." 



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